Re: Can I use a AppleCD SC Plus with my //GS?

[marvinmiller@hotmail.com (Marvin Miller)]

David;

That's an excellent answer and make my shopping list very narrow !!! 

Thank You !
Marvin


On Thu, 2 Nov 2000 02:57:06 +1300, dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David
Empson) wrote:

>Marvin Miller <marvinmiller@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, can I? ;-)
>> 
>> Serioulsy, I'm looking at a AppleCD SC Plus and am wondering if it's
>> compatible with my //gs. What do you think?
>
>It is one of the most compatible CD-Rom drives: it works with the Apple
>High-Speed SCSI card and the RamFast SCSI card; it also works with an
>original Apple SCSI card, but only if you have firmware revision C.
>
>In addition to being able to access data CD-ROMs, the computer is able
>to control playback of audio CDs with this CD-ROM drive, using any of
>the above three SCSI cards.  With the Apple cards, you can use Apple
>Media Player or the CDRemote desk accessory.
>
>The other CD-ROM drive models that fall into the "most compatible"
>category are the Apple CDSC and Apple CD-150.  All three of these models
>are 1x CD-ROM drives, so they aren't exactly fast.
>
>The Apple CD-300 and later models changed the audio command set to
>follow the SCSI-2 standard, which prevents the IIgs from controlling
>their operation with audio CDs if you are using an Apple SCSI card.  The
>drive should still work for data CDs.
>
>
>As far as supported data CD formats are concerned: ProDOS CDs are no
>problem.  You will also be able to access HFS and ISO-9660 CDs if you
>are running System 6.0 or later with the appropriate FSTs installed.