Re: Can IIGS use this CD-ROM drive??

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

ToasterKing mindless.com wrote:

>CSA2:
>I have now overlooked the csa2 CD-ROM FAQ and think I've found the info I
>need about hooking my AppleCD 300 Plus up to my IIGS.  It seems I need a
>driver from Sequential Systems to be able to listen to audio CDs on my
>IIGS using the Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card, but I'm not sure if I can
>still hear the CD audio in discQuest or if I need to reboot the computer
>every time I want to insert a new CD.  I have emailed Sequential Systems
>about it and am waiting to get an email back from them with more info on
>the drivers.  When they reply, I will post here my original email to them
>and their reply back for informative reasons, in case anybody has the
>same situation as I.

The CD-ROM list put out by Sequential has a boo-boo.  It says
that you need to restart the IIGS every time you insert a new
disc if the Apple CD300 is used with an Apple High Speed SCSI.
That's not true.  Give it a try.  Insert a regular CD-ROM, the
icon shows up.  Drag the icon to the trash, the disc pops out.
Insert a second CD-ROM, the icon shows up.  It works the same
way from within discQuest.  Also, the set of SCSI2 drivers put
out by Sequential was supposed to enable discQuest to play
sounds through an SCSI2 CD-ROM like the Apple CD300.

The problem: in spite of the fact that the drivers were well
publicised and that David Empson wrote about them (apparently
he's got them), when the ground librarian called Sequential up
to ask for the drivers, they now deny they ever published them!