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Re: HOWTO->obtain CDROM functionality for a IIe

Subject: Re: HOWTO->obtain CDROM functionality for a IIe
From: CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 03:14:24 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: Sympatico
References: <3A982F66.121B240A@flash.net> <3A993C34.C7722AA8@intergate.bc.ca>
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On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 09:09:26 -0800, Wayne Stewart
<waynes@intergate.bc.ca> wrote:

>Yes, you can run any ProDOS program from a CD though you'd be better off
>puting it on a hard drive for faster access times. If you stop using a CD
>drive for more than a few seconds the CD drive spins down and you have to
> wait while it gets up to speed

Another problem is if the program needs to write anything to the
drive, like configuration data or something.  If you are running from
a CD, then you won't be able to write to the drive at all.

--
 Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II Unversity on A2Central.com

References:
- HOWTO->obtain CDROM functionality for a IIe
  - From: Courtney Thomas <ccthomas@flash.net>
- Re: HOWTO->obtain CDROM functionality for a IIe
  - From: Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>

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