Re: CD II+?

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca> wrote:

> **** **** wrote:
> 
> > Wayne,
> >     I'm far from being an expert on a2's... specially that model. But it's
> > obvious you need to find an old single or double speed scsi cd drive.
> > Preferably external, else you'll have to buy a seperate scsi enclosure for
> > it too. Also, you'll need a scsi card for your II+... there are several
> > available, even more if you buy used. Some may not work in all a2 models,
> > others not as well. Of course, finding the right combination of hardware
> > will be a challenge, but as far as I know there is nothing keeping it from
> > happening.
> >
> >     Now, as to what file system the cd's have to have... I haven't a clue.
> 
> I have 3 different kinds of SCSI cards on hand of which only the Rev C
> will work on the II+, the others require a IIe or IIgs. The Rev C
> unfortunately doesn't appear to support CD drives as far as I can tell.

It does, in fact.  The revision C firmware (341-0437-A) added support
for CD-ROM drives - earlier revisions (341-0112A or 341-0112B) only
supported hard drives.

The catch: it probably only supports Apple's original CDSC drive, and
perhaps later derivates (the CDSC+ and CD-150).  It certainly won't
support issuing audio CD commands to later models, since they use a
different command set.  It might be able to use other models for
data-only access.

The Apple High-Speed SCSI card has better support for the CDSC+ and
CD-150, but still doesn't support audio commands to later drives.

The RamFast has the widest support for CD-ROM drives.

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David Empson
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