Re: Toshiba SCSI CD-ROM on IIgs

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ToasterKing wrote:

>I just got a Toshiba XM-5201B internal 6x SCSI CD-ROM drive from a friend
>for free.  I haven't tried connecting it to my IIgs yet because I don't
>have the necessary connectors on hand, but I'm wondering if this setup
>would work.  I'd be using it with an Apple II High Speed SCSI card on the
>same bus with my SCSI harddrive, with System 6.0.1 on the software side. 
>I guess it's pretty definite that Apple's CD SC driver won't work; does
>anyone know of a third-party driver which will operate this Toshiba drive?

Apple's CD SC driver is very generic.  It has extremely broad
support.  All SCSI CD-ROMs manufactured by Apple and all
generic SCSI-II CD-ROMs from third party manufacturers will
work with the Apple driver.  The only ones that won't work
were proprietary SCSI-I drive's such as certain single and
double speed NEC or Toshiba models.  Yours is newer and
most likely standard SCSI-II, so it'll work.

It'll work as a data drive, that is.  Apple's Media Control
driver for the CD SC will not support SCSI-II drives.  This
driver is responsible for playing music.

So, basically, your drive will function as a data drive but
not as an audio CD player.

Sequential made audio drivers for SCSI-II CD-ROMs on
the Apple High Speed SCSI card, but they no longer
sell the package.