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- From: tw5232@albnyvms.bitnet (Teddy Wang)
- Subject: Re: Asim CDFS
- Message-ID: <1992Aug13.171235.18589@sarah.albany.edu>
- Sender: news@sarah.albany.edu (News Administrator)
- Reply-To: tw5232@albnyvms.bitnet
- Organization: University of NY at Albany
- References: <skyluke.008w@skylink.sublink.org> <5JZcPB4w164w@cellar.org>,<shane.083a@peeker.uucp>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 17:12:35 GMT
- Lines: 108
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- In article <shane.083a@peeker.uucp>, shane@peeker.uucp (Shane R. McCarthy) writes:
- >
- > 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.
- >
- >
- >--
- >Shane McCarthy Please forward mail to
- >Windsor, Ont. cs.uwindsor.ca!jabba!peeker!shane
-
- Shane,
-
- Does Xetec say what HD controllers they support???
- I've got an ICD unit sitting in my machine.
-
- Teddy
- ]
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