Re: CDROM Burners

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fadden@netcom.com (Andy McFadden) wrote:

>Bart <me2@nowhere.org> wrote:
>
>>I just read the CDROM FAQ since I just picked up a SCSI Future Echo 4x 
>>drive (at Goodwill for 6 bucks) and it brings to mind: anyone tried any SCSI 
>>burners on a //?  If it worked it would be very cool way to backup..
>
>You'd need CD recording software.  It can be done, but it's not trivial
>to write.

There might be timing issues if the objective is the standard
single or multisession CD burning software.  However,
DirectCD, which saves data in packets and (for CD-RW
drives) works similar in principle to a regular hard drive, the
Apple II is more than up to the task.  Someone just has
to write an Apple II version of DirectCD.