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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C)
Subject: CD ROMs in general (was Mitsumi CD-Rom device driver anyone)
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Date: Wed, 9 Jun 93 03:09:16 GMT
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In article <1993Jun08.163525.28509@fac.com> mooreb@fac.com (Brian Moore) writes:
>Has anyone written a device driver for the Mitsumi CD-Rom?  They are
>the cheap ones (< $200US) that come with a special interface card.
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but it isn't SCSI.  They are popular at the
>PC shows around here, so I would think there's enough interest in
>them to get a driver working.  If no one has one, I might try to
>write the device driver myself.  There's a first time for everything.
>
>Does this mean I'll have to get involved in the Great Major Number
>Debate? :-)

No and Yes.

In the same vein, does anyone have sources for SCSI Internal CD-ROM drives?
I haven't been able to find many out there, and it would be nice to see a
list put together on what's available and access time vs. cost.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@icarus.weber.edu
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