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- From: mjp3783@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
- Subject: Re: Developing for CDTV ? and...to CDTV or not to CDTV ???
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.194131.909@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 19:41:31 GMT
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- In article <rwm.712299630@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca>, rwm@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca (Russell McOrmond) writes:
- >c8908461@jupiter.newcastle.edu.au (Robert Lang) writes:
- >>Ok, so CDTV prices are on the drop, and I've found out that they can
- >>be used as a CDROM to my 3000...nice !
- >
- > I'll only be able to give you 'my viewpoint', but you'll hopefully be able
- >to add all the various opinions together ;-)
- >
- > The CDTV is an Amiga - If you wanted to use is 'As a CDROM drive' you would
- >need to somehow network those two Amiga's together. Obviously, the
- >cheap 'Parnet' option is quite slow, and there aren't any
- ^^^^^^^^^^
- Parnet is exceedingly fast (unless we define fast/slow much differently!)
-
- >network cards, or even a SCSI adaptor for the CDTV available.
- >
- > I myself bought the CDTV with the plan of writing software for it,
- >and using it as a CDROM/etc/etc style machine.
- >
- > The first stumbling block is that CDTV documentation is only available
- >to certified ($$$) developers. I've never been able to get the slightest
- >bit of documentation on the CDTV.
-
- Becoming a certified developer costs $100.
-
- >
- > Secondly, the built-in software is quite poor. The CD filesystem will crash
- >under many different disks - There was a CDROM of ab20.larc.nasa.gov made
- >up a while ago, and the CDTV supposedly just locks up with it in the drive.
- >
- > As a CD player, it's poor. The Remote control and front panel controls
- >don't do the same thing, you get locked out while playing certain disks.
- >The 'Track' digit readout doesn't show if you start the player with the
- >remote, but it does when you hit the front panel. In general, it gives you
- >a very poor/cheesy feeling while using it, and I'm embarrased to
- >'demo' it to friends, so I don't bother any more.
- >
- > Even though CBM has told me that updates to the ROM are not currently
- >available, I might wait a bit longer. If things don't improve in the
- >documentation/built-in software department, I'll likely be selling mine
- >off fairly soon to buy a CDROM drive itself.
-
- Let me know when you decide to do so...
-
- >
- >>Robert Lang
- >>4th Year (last ! Hurrah !) Computer Engineer
- >>University of Newcastle
- >>Australia
- >
- >--
- > Opinions expressed in this message are my Own. I represent nobody else.
- > Russell McOrmond rwm@Atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca Net Support:(613) 230-2282(V.32Bis)
- > FidoNet 1:163/109 Amiga-Fido 1:1/109 Current WELMAT 'keeper of sources'.
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