Re: Anyone have the Sequential Systems SCSI-2 Driver for the IIgs?

[Geo3 <grent@wowway.com>]

On Apr 27, 1:08 am, Polymorph <mike.a.steph...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 27, 11:44 am, Polymorph <mike.a.steph...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi Guys,
>
> > Does anyone have, or know where to get the Apple High Speed SCSI card
> > driver for the IIgs that provides media control capabilities to SCSI-2
> > CDROMs? Apparently Sequential Systems sold such a driver around 1998
> > for a very short time.
>
> > This driver is referred to in the FAQs, but I've searched everywhere I
> > can think of and turned up nothing (both now and a couple of years ago
> > when I previously looked for this hard to get item).
>
> > Any help in finding/saving this software from oblivion would be
> > greatly appreciated.  :-)
>
> > Cheers,
> > Mike
>
> Actually, trawling through the c.s.a2 archives I found that these
> drivers were announced on the 15th December 1994.
>
> Here is the announcement made by Jawaid Bazyar (the author of the
> driver) in case this jogs anyone's memory:
>
> "Sequential Systems is proud to announce the release of a SCSI-2 CDROM
> device driver for the Apple II High Speed SCSI Card.
>
> The device driver allows full use of the features of a SCSI-2 CDROM
> drive such as Quality's 'Q-Drive CD' product, and other certified
> SCSI-2 CDROM drives.  Until now, users of such drives on Apple
> SCSI cards were unable to play CD audio discs or use the
> CD-audio features of Sequential's discQuest(tm).
>
> The SCSI-2 CDROM driver also comes with a Media Control Toolkit
> interface,
> so that regular audio CD's can be played with the 'Media Controller'
> desk accessory, which offers a CD 'control panel'.
>
> The price of the driver is $24.95, and is available from Sequential
> Systems.
>
> (Product name: "SCSI-2 Driver for Apple Hi Speed SCSI card")
>
> Sequential Systems
> 1200 Diamond Circle
> Lafayette, CO 80026
>
> 800-759-4549    Sales
> 800-999-1717    Tech support
> 303-666-4549    International
>
>  Jawaid Bazyar              |   Like UNIX? Like your Apple IIGS? Then
> ask
>  Procyon, Inc.              |   me about GNO/ME for the Apple IIgs!
>  baz...@netcom.com          |   P.O Box 620334
>  --Apple II Forever!--      |   Littleton, CO 80162-0334   (303)
> 781-3273"
>
> Hopefully someone out there has this driver? Other posts made to
> c.s.a2 in 1999 were also seeking this driver, but by then, no one
> seemed to know how to get it any longer...  :-(
>
> Whilst not a "critical thing" to have, it certainly fits into the
> "nice to have" category.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike

Hi,
 I would try and track down the author. If they were released he would
know. He just might have a copy tucked away somewhere.
That would be Jawaid Bazyar.  Should be easy to find.