Re: Which CD-ROM?

[davoesq@werple.apana.org.au (Stephen Davidson)]

bpvh@shell1.fullfeed.com (Bradley VonHaden) writes:

>mportune@telerama.lm.com (Matt Portune) wrote:

>>I'm getting ready to buy a CD-ROM for my GS, and want to know
>>the inside story.  Since (at last I heard) SecondSight
>>supports Kodak PhotoCD images, I need a CD-ROM drive capable
>>of reading it.  Also, how fast do I need?  I don't want a
>>single speed, but will I need anything faster than a double
>>speed?  What about discQuest?  Does it support Secondsight,
>>or will that be out in the future?  Does discQuest support
>>ANY CD I put in the drive?  (data CD, not an actual program
>>CD)  Also, I have a RamFAST Rev. D 3.01e 256K. and I have the
>>RF.Media drivers.  I would like to get a NEC drive, and
>>preferably one with a VERY small footprint.  Any
>>recomendations?  I wanna make sure I do this right the first
>>time.  :)
>>
>>Also, what is the difference between the Apple CD-150 and the
>>CD-300?  I might just get one of these if I can't find
>>something cheaper.

>The RamFast SCSI card can use most SCSI CD-ROM drives so you have a
>lot of choices.  I do not know the specifics about any CD-ROM drive
>other than my Apple CD-150.  There is a IIgs CD-ROM FAQ around
>somewhere for more cd-rom drive/scsi card compatibility info.

>dQ does not support the SecondSight card right now but it is my
>understanding that it will in the future.

>dQ supports cd-roms in the discpassage format and, with the the dQ
>Encyclopedia add-on, some (all?) Compton's Encyclopedias from 1994. 
>Cd-roms containing text, gif, sound files, etc, assuming proper disk
>and file format, can be read using the appropriate System 6.0.1
>drivers.

>The Apple CD-150 is a single speed drive and the CD-300 is a dual
>speed drive.  There are probably other differences.

>****bpvh     Internet: bpvh@fullfeed.com      GEnie: B.VONHADEN****
>****Posted by an Apple IIgs using my own Proterm 3.1 File Macro****

G'day Bradley,

		Theres a CDROM FAQ that I put out on csa2 a little while
ago and I'm about ready to post the latest version of it.

A CDROM150 id single speed, single session PhotoCD compatible drive
while the CDROM300 is double speed multi session PhotoCD compatible
and multispeed. With the 150 you can play audio CDs (through the the
earphones or the RCA plugs on the back) with a High speed SCSI card
using the software in System 6.01, or with the RF.Media drivers with
a Ramfast. With the 300 you can't play audio CDs with either cSCSI card.

If you can afford it and don't need Audio CD playing, get a 300.

Or get an NEC double speed drive since you can play Audio CDs, multi
session PhotoCDs, etc with a RAmfast.

Hope this helps

Regards,
	Davo esq