Re: play audio CD's on IIe with Apple Rev C card?

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

"Jason Whorton" <jason at microxl.com> wrote:

> Hello.  I have an enhanced Apple IIe with an Apple Rev C SCSI card.  Can I
> play audio CD's using this combination?  Can I control them with software
> instead of the buttons on the front of the CD-ROM drive?
>     I have read in the regular FAQ and some 1994 FAQ that my IIgs with an
> Apple High Speed SCSI Card will play audio CD's with a CD SC, CD SC Plus or
> CD 150 using the standard drivers with GS/OS 6.0.1.  I would like to know if
> some combination will work on my IIe.

Yes, in principle.  The difficulty is that you need application software
which can send the appropriate SCSI commands to control audio playback,
and present you with an appropriate user interface.

I wrote a rudimentary CD audio control program which ran in text mode
with a full screen listing about 40 different commands and prompting you
to select the command number.  I had it running on the IIgs, but I think
it was running under ProDOS-8 and it didn't depend on any IIgs-specific
features, so it should work on the IIe.

I'll have to hunt it out, and getting it from my IIgs to the wide world
will be a little tricky these days.
-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz