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From: wes@indirect.com (Barnacle Wes)
Subject: Re: Driver for CD-ROM attached to SoundBlaster
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Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 01:30:56 GMT
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scribe@netcom.com wrote:
: Is there a driver available for the CD-ROM interface on the Soundblaster 
: 16 ( I have a Panasonic 563 CD-ROM and every time a new os comes out I 
: hate it more and MORE)? I have the Walnut Creek release of FreeBSD 2.0 on 
: CD, and I am quite interested in running it...BUT this proprietary 
: interface is killing me. If there is a driver, what is the best way to 
: integrate it into the installation?

Or, as an aside, can someone recommend a *cheap* SCSI driver for these 
poor souls who got DOS-ified on their CD-ROM purchases.  One that works
well with the FreeBSD 2.0/NetBSD 1.0 code would be appreciated!


	Wes Peters


P.S. I'm happily humming along with my Mitsumi FX-001D and FreeBSD-2.0,
but I sympathize with these poor users who cann't use their CD-ROMS from
their BSD of choice!