Re: Apple 600e CD-ROM and Apple HS SCSI Card

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Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net> wrote:

>Jason Whorton <jason@microxl.com> wrote:
>: Hello.  Does anyone know if the Apple 600e CD-ROM can be used with the Apple
>: High-Speed SCSI Card?  This will be in my ROM 3 IIgs.  I am assuming it
>: would, but I want to be sure so that I don't waste my money.  The SCSI chain
>: will also have a hard drive on it.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Well first off, it wouldn't be a waste of money since these are fairly
>scarce. The 600e is the end of the line for externals from Apple. I was
>pretty fortunate when I got one for $50.
>
>That said, the drive will handle data great, but it won't play audio out of
>the box. You have to use a boom box or something like that to get audio from
>an external CD anyway so it always seemed pointless to me. Macs with internal
>CDs can pipe audio through the speaker(s) so that's the only way to fly with
>audio I say.

Mac internal speaker?  Yuck!  Any sane minded IIGS user uses EXTERNAL
speakers.  Mine is connected to a two channel stereo mixer.  My CD-ROM
plugs into Channel 2.  My IIGS plugs into Channel 1.  Output goes to the
external speakers.  Presto, CD and IIGS audio going through the same
speakers.

A two channel mixer can be found cheaply at Radio Shack.

AppleDesign speakers have dual inputs and an internal mixer so if you
get them, you won't even need an external mixer.  Just connect the CD-
ROM and the IIGS to the AppleDesign's two input channels.