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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!kientzle From: kientzle@netcom.com Subject: Q: Non-SCSI CD-ROM drives w/ FreeBSD Message-ID: <kientzleCzC0J3.5ox@netcom.com> Summary: Which ones work? Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 23:13:51 GMT Lines: 18 I'm planning to buy a PC specifically to run FreeBSD. (For the record, I've never owned a PC nor have I ever used FreeBSD.) While it would be nice to have a SCSI CD-ROM drive, the extra cost of a SCSI controller + SCSI CD-ROM rules that out for now. According to the FAQ, the `Mitsumi' CD-ROM drives are functional but slow. The FAQ says nothing, however, about the NEC IDE CD-ROM drives I've seen advertised. Do the Mitsumi drives use an IDE interface? Or something else? Do the NEC IDE CD-ROM drives work with FreeBSD? If so, how do they compare to the Mitsumi drives? Or, should I save pennies for six months so I can get a SCSI CD-ROM? I'm especially interested in FreeBSD 2.0, as I expect it to be in final release by the time I can actually buy the system (in about two months). Any feedback appreciated. - Tim Kientzle