Re: Some advice on CD-ROM Drives 300e and 300i

["Bill Garber" <willy4SPAM6pa@comXcast.net>]

"Wayne Stewart" <waynes@telus.dotnet> wrote in message
news:3aBjb.4883$BS6.3105@edtnps84...
> Ole Voss wrote:
> > I just found out that the 300e uses a CR-8004 Matsushita mechanism
whereas
> > the 300 and 300i use the CDU-8003 and CDU-8003A mechanisms respectively.
> > Can anybody confirm to me that:
> > a) the CR-8004 (300e) DOES NOT WORK with a Apple SCSI Card (not
high-speed)
> > b) the CDU-8003/CDU-8003A DOES WORK with a Apple SCSI Card?
> > Regards,
> > Ole.
> I just tried a simple test. I hooked the drive up to a Rev C SCSI card
> which I installed into an Enhanced IIe. I used a bootable ProDOS CD.
> The CDU-8003A booted
> The CR-8004A didn't
> In a IIgs with drivers the situation might be different

I was just sitting here pondering whether he was trying this
drive with GS/OS loaded and drivers installed or simply trying
to read one from boot up. If the prior is true then I would say that
the drive won't work, but if the latter then he should load up GS/OS
and install the drivers to see if that will read it.

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