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From: leo@krabat.marco.de (Matthias Pfaller)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Cheap CDROM drives for FreeBSD-1.1 ???
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Date: 2 Aug 94 12:41:07 GMT
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Datacraft Technology (datacrft@perth.DIALix.oz.au) wrote:
> Which cheap CDROM drives work on FreeBSD ? I'm using an Adaptec 1542B for
> my harddrives, so I could use SCSI drives. SCSI drives seem generaly very
> expensive.

> I also heared reports of varying success with Mitsumi drives. Any definitive
> answers ?

> Please respond with accurate model name and manufacturer and if possible 
> also price.

What I connected to my PC532 is a Toshiba 4101. It's a really nice double
speed SCSI2 drive and I'm satisfied with it. It was about DM370 (~US$245)
here in germany.

	Matthias (leo@marco.de)