Re: Read-speed of SCSI CD-rom players

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

buggie@ben16.unm.edu (stephen e buggie) wrote:

>I've been shopping for a used low-cost SCSI external CD-rom player.  The
>main variable that affects price is speed: 1x, 2x, 6x, 32x etc.
>
>How important would this be for Apple IIgs or for Mac SE or Classic?  I'd
>expect that the main use would be for reading in the software.  But why
>would speed matter for that application?

There are those who say that speed does not matter on a IIGS.
I beg to disagree.

The difference between a 1x and a 2x CD-ROM is VERY
noticeable on the IIGS.  Sure, the main use would be reading
in shk files or perhaps DiskQuest or DiskQuest Encyclopedia,
but can you imagine trying to navigate your hard drive at
the speed of a UniDisk 3.5?  That's how 1x feels.  I would
recommend 2x over 1x.