Re: CD-ROM breakthrough

[grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas)]

In article <1993Nov19.125218.27586@muug.mb.ca> jfenske@muug.mb.ca (John Fenske) writes:
>      Sequential Systems' and Procyon's on-going commitment to
> DiscQuest (tm) and Apple II will produce new features and many new
> supported titles that will result in a complete and powerful
> information-based CD-ROM platform for Apple II.
> 
> discQuest works with the following hardware:
> 
> Any Apple IIGS with 2MB of RAM or greater
> 
> RamFAST/SCSI with NEC, Sony, Apple, Sequential CD-ROM drives
> Apple High Speed SCSI with Sony, Apple, and Sequential CD-ROM drives
> 
> If you have a RamFAST you need the very latest ROM revision, 3.01e.

     Question:  Why so hardware dependent?

I have a Toshiba XM-2100a SCSI CD-ROM that has worked admirably on both
my IIGS (with Apple Rev.C SCSI card) and my 486 PC (with ProAudio Spectrum
16 sound card/SCSI controller).  Why would I need to change my GS hardware
to make that thing work?

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Grover Thomas       grover@emunix.emich.edu 
   "It isn't what is said that counts,  it's who says it."