Re: NEW! SCSI-2 CDROM Driver for Apple HiSpeed SCSI

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <bazyarD0vL3r.DD3@netcom.com>,
Jawaid Bazyar <bazyar@netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> Sequential Systems is proud to announce the release of a SCSI-2 CDROM
> device driver for the Apple II High Speed SCSI Card. 

Can you answer a few of questions about this driver:

Does it interface to the SCSI Manager, in the same way as the Apple
drivers, or is it a replacement for the entire set of drivers?  (The
former, I hope.)

Can it be used at the same time as Apple's SCSICD.Driver?  (I expect
not.)

Does it have any special support for multi-session drives/disks?  (Is
this even needed, or is it just a function of the drive?)

> 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'.

Or the HyperCard Media Control stack, for that matter.

The "CDRemote" desk accessory will not work with it, since that is
specific to the Apple CD-ROM drives (but the Media Control NDA has
almost identical functions anyway).

> The price of the driver is $24.95, and is available from Sequential
> Systems.

Wow!  Sounds good to me...


This will allows the Apple CD-300 to be used, as well as many third
party drives.  Who needs a RamFAST, anyway...  :-)