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- From: shane@peeker.uucp (Shane R. McCarthy)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Asim CDFS
- Message-ID: <shane.083a@peeker.uucp>
- Date: 12 Aug 1992 14:26:51 GMT
- References: <skyluke.008w@skylink.sublink.org> <5JZcPB4w164w@cellar.org>
- Organization: Not an Organization
- Lines: 93
- X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
-
-
- I just purchased the Xetec driver with two CD's last week. The cost
- was 50 dollars directly from Xetec. Software installation was easy with
- there install program. My only complaint may be that there second CD needs
- to be updated as the latest Fred Fish was only 470. The disks do include
- other software and picture/sound files for a total of about 800 meg.
- I also tried some CDTV titles with mixed success. I could not get music
- maker and some game (forgot) to work. It may be caused by background
- programs or not enough chip ram. I never experimented to try to get them
- to work.
-
- The following are pieces taken from there readme file. I am just a
- satisfied user and pleased with there support.
-
-
- Disc formats supported Comments
- ---------------------------------------------------------
- ISO 9660 : 1988 (E) Level 2 interchange
- Level 1 implementation
- Supports logical block sizes of 256, 512,
- 1024, and 2048
- Extended Attribute Records not supported
- Non-Interleaved mode only
-
- High Sierra Level 2 interchange
- Supports logical block sizes of 256, 512,
- 1024, and 2048
- Extended Attribute Records not supported
- Non-Interleaved mode only
- .
- Macintosh HFS Logical block size 512
-
-
- On 2.0 and newer systems (sorry 1.3 users), when an audio CD is loaded, an
- icon labeled "CDDA" appears on Workbench. By double-clicking on it, the
- disc begins playing or the CD_Remote is brought up.
-
- The cdx.device is used by the CD Remote program and the CDxFileSystem to
- control the drive. Programmers may find the device useful for controlling the
- drive from within their own programs. In the "Programming" directory is
- documentation and examples for using the device properly.
-
- The new cdx.device now has an ARexx interface, as well. You can control the
- audio functions of the drive by writing simple ARexx programs.
-
- This release of the cdx.device should support any SCSI CD-ROM drive, as
- well as audio control on the following drives:
-
- Chinon CDS-431
- Sony CDU-541, CDU-8001
- Texel DM-3000, DM-5000 series
- Toshiba XM-2200A, XM-3200B, XM-3201B, XM-5100A
- NEC CDR-75/CDR-77
-
-
-
- CDTV Emulation Software
-
- The following set of devices & programs comprise the CDx system's CDTV
- emulation software. These programs give your Amiga/CDx software combo the
- extra features found on a CDTV machine.
-
- The cdtv.device
-
- This device is now included to enhance CDTV compatibility. On a CDTV machine
- this is the device that gives the programmer low-level access to the CD-ROM.
- Our cdtv.device emulates these same functions on your Amiga/CDx-650 system.
-
- The bookmark.device
-
- This device is also included to improve CDTV compatibility. CDTV machines
- have a small amount of non-volatile RAM which can be used to hold high
- scores, program options, etc. as well as the preferences for the machine.
- This RAM is accessed through the bookmark.device. Since the standard Amiga
- has no such RAM, our version of the bookmark.device simulates non-volatile
- RAM using a disk file.
-
- The playerprefs.library
-
- This library is included to provide additional CDTV compatibility. Various
- programs, including "bookit", require this library to function properly.
-
- CDTV discs
-
- This release of the CDx-650 Install Disk contains automatic startup scripts
- for various CDTV titles, sorted by category. Also, two generic startups
- are now included which can be used to start most other titles -- one kills
- all fast RAM before starting the disc, the other does not.
-
-
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- Shane McCarthy Please forward mail to
- Windsor, Ont. cs.uwindsor.ca!jabba!peeker!shane
-