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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!hookup!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!spool.mu.edu!torn!nott!uottawa!s657134 From: s657134@aix2.uottawa.ca () Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: ATAPI-IDE CD-ROM Support? Date: 4 Oct 1995 02:38:57 GMT Organization: University d'/of Ottawa Lines: 17 Message-ID: <44ss41$in2@mercury.cc.uottawa.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: aix2.uottawa.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8] Is FreeBSD soon to have ATAPI-IDE CD-ROM support? It seems as though this is becoming much more popular and widespread than the proprietary types, even though many may argue that SCSI is better. Can this support be expected soon? If so, loading the Walnut Creek CD-ROM would then be possible for me and others. As it is, Linux supports it (which may mean nothing to some here), but they are the competition, and have seemingly gotten a very easy installation process finalized (although a simpler version is purportedly in the works.) Okay, so simpler is not always better, but an old adage, something to do with Occam's Razor, says that this may be the right way...a better mouse trap and all that... -- // David Hosten : Continuing Fine Art and Science Pursuits \\ \\ao826@freenet.carleton.ca | s657134@aix2.uottawa.ca// //Department of Communications - University Of Ottawa - CANADA\\ *** All normal disclaimers apply ***