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- From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Wanted: CD-ROM solution
- Keywords: CD-ROM
- Message-ID: <36690@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 06:57:03 GMT
- References: <1992Nov4.090541.27808@sunbim.be>
- Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
- Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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- In article <1992Nov4.090541.27808@sunbim.be> accs1@bagheera.mumath writes:
- > Is there any possibility to connect a CD-ROM drive to my A2000-A. I got
- > the A2090 HD controller and I'm thinking of a solution using the SCSI port.
- > Which CD-ROM drive is the best to take and which special driver software
- > is needed. Will it recognize the currently available CDs for the PC world?
-
- Did you get a A2090 or a A2091? You need to SCSI support on the A2091
- to really get anywhere. There is software available that will work with
- the High Sierra/ISO CD ROM formats, but be warned that many "PC Compatible"
- CDROM packages use non-standard formats or require a special reader/search
- program to access the data, which may only be available for the PC...
-
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