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Msg : 68 of 122
From : rab 1:105/7 Thu 22 Jul 93 10:08
To : All Fri 23 Jul 93 22:51
Subj : Pt 1/8: alt.cd-rom FAQ
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From: rab@cdrom.com
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Reply-To: rab@cdrom.com
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.Date: 22 Jul 93 10:08:49 GMT
Archive-name: cdrom-faq
Last-modified: 1993/07/22
========================= FAQ alt.cd-rom ===================================
FAQ for the alt.cd-rom usenet newsgroup. This list is posted to
alt.cd-rom every month. The latest version is available via anonymous
ftp from ftp.cdrom.com: /cdrom/faq. This file is freely redistributable.
============================================================================
0. What is a CD-ROM?
1. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs?
1a. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs in North America?
1b. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs in Europe?
1c. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs in the Mid-East?
1d. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs in Asia?
1e. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs in Australia and New Zealand?
2. Can you recommend a good CD-ROM drive?
3. Where can I get caddies?
4. Are there any good periodicals and publications on CD-ROMs?
5. Why are CD-ROM drives so slow?
6. Is it important to have a fast CD-ROM? Does 300ms vs. 700ms really matter?
7. Is it important to buy a fully SCSI compatible drive?
8. Where can I get information on SCSI controllers for CD-ROM drives?
9. How much does it cost to make a CD-ROM?
10. I have a great idea for a CD-ROM but no money. What can I do?
11. Where can I get a CD-ROM published?
12. Where can I find equipment to make my own CD-ROMs?
13. Where can I get blank media for my CD-ROM recorder?
14. I have 10000 paper documents that I want to put on a CD-ROM. Who can help?
15. Are there any organizations of CD-ROM Publishers?
16. Where can I get more information about CD-ROM publishing?
17. How much information will fit on a CD-ROM?
18. Why doesn't MSCDEX work with DOS 5.0?
19. Where can I get the latest version of MSCDEX?
20. I bought a used drive at a garage sale. Where can I find a driver for it?
21. What is the difference between `High Sierra' and ISO-9660?
22. Where can I get a copy of the ISO-9660 standard?
23. What is an HFS disc?
24. Can you give a short explaination of ISO-9660?
25. What the heck does `Red Book' and `Yellow Book' mean?
26. What is CD-I?
27. What is CD-ROM/XA?
28. What are the Rock Ridge extensions?
28b.What systems support Rock Ridge?
29. What is ECMA 168?
30. Is a short technical introduction to these standards available?
31. Who comes up with these standards? Can I have any input to the process?
32. Are there any ftp sites with good stuff related to CD-ROMs?
33. How do I write an MSDOS program that can access a cdrom using MSCDEX?
34. How do I mount an ISO-9660 disc on a Sun?
35. How do I use a CD-ROM with OS/2?
36. Which CD-ROM Drives will work with MicroSoft Windows-NT?
37. How do I read an audio cd track as digital data?
38. Why do CD-ROMs cost so much?
39. Why do all the bundle deals require me to buy a drive? What if I
already have a drive?
40. Are alt.cd-rom archives available anywhere?
41. What is the shelf-life of a CD-ROM?
42. How should I handle my CD-ROMs? How do I clean them?
43. Which drives will work with Kodak Photo CD?
44. What is a "Multisession" CD drive?
45. How does Photo CD work?
46. Where can I get more information about the Kodak Photo CD?
47. Where can I get maps of the US on CD-ROM?
48. How do I put a CD-ROM Drive on a Novell network?
49. Are any CD-ROM Jukeboxes available?
50. Can I speed up my CD-ROM by using a cache?
51. Do you have any info about the CD-ROM filesystems for Amigas?
52. What are the most popular CD-ROMs?
53. What are some good references to CD-ROM reviews?
54. How do I read the UPC (universal product code?) from a CDROM?
55. How do I Put a CD-ROM driver on the Ethernet by using a unix system as
a server and make it available to the PC and Mac.
55. ???? Please send any other questions (and answers) that should
be included in this FAQ to rab@cdrom.com.
==========================================================================
0. What is a CD-ROM?
CD-ROM means "Compact Disc Read Only Memory". A CD-ROM is physically
identical to a Digital Audio Compact Disc used in a CD player, but the
bits recorded on it are interpreted as computer data instead of music.
You need to buy a "CD-ROM Drive" and attach it to your computer in
order to use CD-ROMs.
A CD-ROM has several advantages over other forms of data storage, and
a few disadvantages. A CD-ROM can hold about 650 megabytes of data,
the equivalent of thousands of floppy discs. CD-ROMs are not damaged
by magnetic fields or the xrays in airport scanners. The data on
a CD-ROM can be accessed much faster than a tape, but CD-ROMs are
10 to 20 times slower than hard discs.
You cannot write to a CD-ROM. You buy a disc with the data already
recorded on it. There are thousands of titles available.
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1. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs?
Jim Raehl has compiled an excellent list of sources for inexpensive
CD-ROMs. His list is periodically posted to alt.cd-rom, and is available
via anonymous ftp from ftp.cdrom.com:/cdrom/faq_disc.
You can get a list of about 85 CD-ROM titles by sending a blank message
to CD-ROM@micromed.net.netcom.com [ Several people have had trouble
getting the list, so I have made it available for anonymous ftp from
ftp.cdrom.com:/cdrom/micro.med ]
==========================================================================
1a. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs in North America?
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Buckmaster Publishing
Route 3, Box 56
Mineral, VA 23117
703-894-5777 or 800-282-5628
A ham radio callbook database and 5000 public domain programs: $50
---------------------------------
Bureau of Electronic Publishing
141 New Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
1 800 828-4766, 201-808-2700, Fax: 201-808-2676
Publish lots of CD-ROM titles. Call them for a catalog.
----------------------------------
CD-ROM INC
1667 Cole Blvd, Suite 400
Golden, CO 80401
1 800 821-5245
Many discs, drives and accessories. Call for free catalog.
------------------------------------
The CD-ROM Source
PO Box 20158
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Phone: (317) 251-9833
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CDROMS Unlimited
P.O. Box 7476
Fremont, CA 94537-7476
1 510 795-4286 Call for catalog
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CD-ROM User's Group
Post Office Box 2400
Santa Barbara, CA 93120
805-965-0265
Bundle of 10 discs for $99.
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Compustuff
2759 Medina Rd., Plaza 71
Medina, OH 44258
216-725-7729
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Computer Man
18546 Sherman Way, Suite B
Reseda, CA 91335
818-609-0556
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Computers At Large
18728 Cabernet Drive
Saratoga, CA 95070-3561
(408)255-1081, (408)255-2388 - FAX
------------------------------------
Crazy Bob
ERM Electronic Liquidators
37 Washinton
St. Melrose, Mass 02176
Order line: 800-776-5865
Sells mostly outdated or surplus discs at low prices
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EBSCO Subscription Services (CD-ROM Handbook)
P.O.Box 325
Topsfield, MA 01983
508-887-6667 800-221-1826 508-887-3923 (Fax)
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EDUCORP
7434 Trade Street
San Diego, CA92121-2410
1-800-843-9497
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Faxon Co., Inc. (Access Faxon)
15 Southwest Park
Westwood, MA 02090
617-329-3350 800-225-6055 617-461-1862 (Fax)
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JANA Publishing
(800) 363-2083
TAMIL@QUCDN.QueensU.CA
Bimonthly CD-ROMs of NeXT and Linux software
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Knowledge Media
436 Nunneley Rd Suite B
Paradise, CA 95969
+1 916 872 3826, +1 916 872 3826 FAX, email: pbenson@ecst.csuchico.edu
Graphics software CD-ROM, Audio Resource Library CDROM
------------------------------------
Mail Boxes Etc.
7657 Winnetka Ave.
Conoga Park, CA 91306
818-700-1800
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Mr. CD Rom
PO Box 1087
Winter Garden, FL 34777
800-444-mrcd
407-877-3834 FAX
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NASA Space Science Data Center
Code 933.4
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD USA 20771
Phone (voice) 301 286 6695
request@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov
CDROMs of data from Voyager, Magellan and Viking for $6 each.
ftp: explorer.arc.nasa.gov in the directory /pub/SPACE
------------------------------------
Nautilus
7001 Discovery Blvd
Dublin, OH 43017-8066
1-800-637-3472
Provides a CD-ROM of the month subscription. 13 CD-ROM's for $138.
------------------------------------
Oxford University Press
2001 Evans Rd
Cary, North Carolina 27513
800 451-7556
Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM
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Pacific HiTech, Inc.
4530 Fortuna Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
(800) 765-8369, (801) 278-2042, FAX: (801) 278-2666
71175.3152@CompuServe.com.
Info-Mac Sumex-aim Macintosh CDROM, Educational Gameland CDROM (for PCs)
------------------------------------
Prime Time Freeware
370 Altair Way, Suite 150
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 738-4832, (408) 738 2050 FAX, ptf@cfcl.com
UNIX-related source code on CD-ROM
------------------------------------
ProComp Computer
12503 Sherman Way
No. Hollywood CA 91605
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Profit Press
2956 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719
1-800-843-7990, 602-577-9624 FAX, 602-299-0693 BBS
MEGA-Rom, 600+ meg MSDOS, $79
------------------------------------
Raynbow Software, Inc.
P. O. Box 327
Rapid City, SD 57709
(605) 394-8227, louis@ce.ucsc.edu, CompuServe: 70410,413
5000 GIFs on CD-ROM with Search Engine for $55
------------------------------------
Reed Reference Publishing
Bowker Electronic Publishing
121 Chanlon Road
New Providence, NJ 07974
1-800-323-3288
908-464-6800, 212-645-9700, 1-800-323-3328, info@bowker.com
"Books in Print" on CD-ROM, bi-monthly subscription $1095, w/reviews $1595
------------------------------------
ROM-BO
1300 Mohawk Blvd
Springfield, OR 97477
800-536-DISK
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Sound Electro Flight
4545 Industrial St. 5N
Simi Valley, CA 93063
800-279-4824
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Stanford University Press
415-723-1593
CD-ROM with authoring system containing four books illustrating its use: $17
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Sterling Software
1404 Ft. Crook Rd. South
Bellevue, NE 68005-2969
800 643-NEWS, 402 291-2108, 402 291-4362, cdnews@Sterling.COM
uunet!sparky!cdnews, ftp.uu.net:/vendor/sterling
NetNews/CD: Usenet news on CD-ROM
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TCM Computing (703) 439-8032
Rt. 2 Box 130 (703) 439-8237 Fax
Midland, Va. 22728 (703) 439-3060 BBS
ray.herold@channel1.com
Night Owl CD-ROMM
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TechCity
17706 Chatsworth St.
Granada Hills, CA 91344
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TigerSoftware
800 Douglas Entrance
Executive Tower, 7th FLoor
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
24-hour FAX: (305) 529-2990
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Updata Publications, Inc. (CD-ROM Guide)
1736 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-474-5900 800-882-2844 310-474-4095 (Fax)
------------------------------------
Walnut Creek CDROM
1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Suite 260
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1 800 786-9907, 1 510 674-0783, 1 510 674-0821 FAX
Snapshots of major internet archives on CD-ROM
------------------------------------
Wayzata Technology Inc.
P.O. Box 807
Grand Rapids MN 55744
1 800 735-7321 Call for catalog
------------------------------------
Yggdrasil Computing, Incorporated
PO Box 8418
Berkeley CA 94707-8418
(510) 526-7531, fax: (510) 528-8508, yggdrasil@netcom.com
Linux Operating system on CD-ROM
==========================================================================
1b. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs in Europe?
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Apex Software
PO Box 174
Battle
East Sussex
TN33 9AQ
International: +44-424-830025 (voice or fax), UK: 0424-830025 (voice or fax)
email: vincea@cix.compulink.co.uk
------------------------------------
BECO Link Ltd.
Jindrisska 276
530 02 Pardubice
Czech Republic
Tel/Fax: +42 40-518 566
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British Software Licensing
280 (T/L) West Princes Street
Woodlands
Glasgow G4 9EU
United Kingdom
+44-41-339-7264, Fax +44-41-334-1675, graham@gimble.demon.co.uk
------------------------------------
CD-ROM Jacob
Aarstrasse 98
CH-3005 Bern
Switzerland
+41 31 21-34-11, FAX +41 31 21-30-55
------------------------------------
CD ROM (UK) Ltd
8 Sheep St, Highworth
Swindon, Wiltshire SN6 7AA
United Kingdom
44-0793-861146, 44-0793-765331 (Fax)
------------------------------------
EBSCO Subscription Services
3 Tyers Gate
London SE1 3HX
United Kingdom
44-71-357-7516
------------------------------------
Faxon Europe, B.V.
Postbus 197
1000 AD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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Msg : 69 of 122
From : rab 1:105/7 Thu 22 Jul 93 10:08
To : All Fri 23 Jul 93 22:51
Subj : Pt 2/8: alt.cd-rom FAQ
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31 (20) 565 93 00, +31 (20) 691 17 35 9 (fax)
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Micro Haus Limited
P.O. Box 149
Gloucester
GL3 4EF
United Kingdom
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Mountain Rose Multi Media
Kikkerveen 331
3205 XC Spijkenisse
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 1880 33083 / Fax: +31 1880 41551 / Email: sterbbs@sus.eur.nl
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Public Domain & Shareware Library
Winscombe House,
Beacon Road. Crowborough,
Sussex, TN6 1UL, United Kingdom
+44 892 663298, +44 892 667473 FAX
Libris Britannia, an entire library of PD/Shareware on CD-ROM
------------------------------------
STARCOM
International Computer Services
Limburggasse 45
A-9073 Klagenfurt-Viktring
Austria
+43 (463) 29 67 22, +43 (463) 29 67 24 FAX
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UNICA Ltd
39a Hall St, Stockport
Cheshire, SK1 4DA, UK
+44 61 429 0241, +44 61 477 2910 FAX
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WasaWare Oy
Harri Valkama
Palosaarentie 31
SF-65200 VAASA
Finland
Telephone +358 61 317 3365, Fax: +358 61 317 3025, Email: hv@uwasa.fi
==========================================================================
1c. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs in the Mid-East?
ACTCOM - Active Communication Ltd.
14 Pinsker St., Haifa 32715, Israel
+972-4-326857, +972-4-231211 (FAX)
E-mail: amir@actcom.com
==========================================================================
1d. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs in Asia?
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Cache Computer
Shop 29, G/Fl., Golden Shopping Centre
146-152 Fuk Wah st., Shamshuipo
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Voice: (852) 361-9975, FAX: (852) 387-9935
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Software Studio
Shop 217
Olympia Shopping Center
255 King's Road
North Point
Hong Kong
+852 510 7470 FAX
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UniForce System Ltd.
903 Kin Tak Fung Comm. Bldg
467-473 Hennessy Road
Hong Kong
Voice: (852)838-6048 Fax: (852)572-4778
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1e. What are some good sources of CD-ROM discs in Australia/New Zealand?
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CompuCD
GPO Box 1624
Canberra City
ACT 2601
Australia
fax: +61 06 2319771
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Ilb Computing
48 Nebo Drive
Figtree Heights
NSW 2525
Australia
+61 42 28 5827
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Logicware
1 Riverbank Off. Vil.
Cnr 1st St. & O'Shea Ter.
Katherine, N'rn Terr. 0850
Australia
fax: +61 89 72 3412
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PC Junction (NZ)
P.O Box 5197
Wellington
New Zealand
BBS: +64 4 566-2157 V32b, + 64 4 566-6728 V32b Fax: + 64 4 471-1941
Voice: +64 4 566-3601 david.benfell@stargate.actrix.gen.nz
Over 500 CD-ROM Titles Available via Mail Order
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Shareware Distribution NZ
PO Box 2009
Wellington
New Zealand
BBS: +64 4 5643429 V22b, +64 4 564-5307 Voice/FAX, clear@cavebbs.gen.nz
==========================================================================
2. Can you recommend a good CD-ROM drive?
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The NEC CD-ROM drives 336,37,73,74,83, etc. have received many favorable
recommendations. NEC CD-ROM drive information can be FAX'ed to you. Call
NEC Fastfacts at 800-366-0476, and then follow the directions. You will
be prompted for a Catalog or Product Number. Catalog Number 2 is for
CD-ROM and Product Number 730101 is for the CRD-73M and 730100 is for the
CDR-73. Similarly for the CDR-37. No information was available on the
CD-74. You will be prompted for your 10-digit FAX number and your local
voice telephone number. If you haven't received your FAX with 30 minutes
try again. For international callers, the Fastfacts FAX number is
+1 708 860-9500x2621. You can get documents, and drivers, from the NEC
BBS at +1 508 635-6328.
------------------------------------
You can get information on Mitsumi drives by calling their US HQ at
(516) 752-7730. The Mitsumi office dealing with the SouthEast is in
Dallas. (214) 550-7300, FAX: (214) 550-7424. In California, call
(408) 970-0700. A FAQ on Mitsumi drives is available by anonymous ftp
from ftp.cdrom.com: /cdrom/drives/mitsumi.faq.
-----------------------------------
A FAQ on the Pioneer DRM-604X is available by anonymous ftp from
ftp.cdrom.com: /cdrom/drm_604x.faq
-----------------------------------
Here is a matrix of information on a number of CD-ROM drives. Please
send me any additions or corrections.
Column
A. Manufactuer
B. Model Number
C. Internal/External/Both
D. Caddies N=No, S=Sony, P=Philips, X=NEC, O=Other
E. Seek time in milliseconds
F. Transfer rate in kilobytes/second
G. SCSI - N/Y/2-scsi 2
H. CDROM XA / PhotoCD compatable (N=No, S=Single-Session, M=multi-session)
I. OS/2 Compatible - Y/N
J. Windows NT Compatible - Y/N
K. MPC Compatible - Y/N
L. Quicktime Compatible - Y/N
M.
N. Approximate Street Price, in US dollars
O. Recommended #yes/#no (Send email to recommend either yes or no)
P. Phone #
Q. Comments
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N 0 P Q
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Apple CD 150 E S --- --- Y S - - - Y - 400 0/0 408-996-1010
Apple CD 300 - S --- --- Y M - - - Y - --- 0/0 408-996-1010
Apple CD 300i - S --- --- Y M - - - Y - --- 0/0 408-996-1010
Apple CD SC - S --- --- Y - - - - - - --- 0/0 408-996-1010
Apple CD SC+ - S --- --- Y - - - - - - --- 0/0 408-996-1010
CDRM Inc CR 1000i - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 303-231-9373
Chinon CDS-431 I - --- 150 - - - - - - - --- 0/1 310-533-0274
Chinon CDX-431 E - --- 150 - - - - - - - --- 0/1 310-533-0274
Chinon 435 E S 350 150 Y S - - Y Y - --- 0/0 310-533-0274
Chinon 435 I S 350 150 Y S - - Y Y - 369 0/0 310-533-0274
Chinon 431 - S 350 --- Y S - Y Y Y - --- 0/0 310-533-0274
Chinon CDX-535 E S 280 300 - M - - Y Y - --- 0/0 310-533-0274
Chinon CDS-535 I S 280 300 - M - - Y Y - --- 0/0 310-533-1727-fax
Denon DRD-253 - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 201-575-7810
Hitachi CDR-1700S - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 415-589-8300
Hitachi CDR-1702 E N 450 40 N N N N N N 200 0/1 415-589-8300 Obsolete
Hitachi CDR-1750S - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 415-589-8300
Hitachi CDR-3600 - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 415-589-8300
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N 0 P Q
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Hitachi CDR-3650 I S 350 50 Y N - - N - - 300 1/0 415-589-8300 workhorse
Hitachi CDR-3700 I - 300 --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 415-589-8300
Hitachi CDR-3750 - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 415-589-8300
Magnavox CDD461RS E N 700 --- - - - - - - - 329 0/0 ------------
Magnavox CDD462RS E N 400 --- - M - - Y - - --- 0/0 ------------
Matsushita CD-521 I S 390 150 N S - - - - - 299 1/0 ------------
Mitsumi - N 500 150 N - N N - N - 169 0/3 516-752-7730
Mitsumi CRMC-LU005S I N 350 150 N M - - Y - - 199 5/2 516-752-7730
MtOptech SI-680 - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 303-444-2851 Ruggedized
NEC CDR 36 - - 500 150 Y - - - - - - --- 0/0 508-264-8000 Portable
NEC CDR 37 - - 450 150 - - - - - - - --- 0/0 508-264-8000 Portable
NEC CDR-73 E S 300 150 Y - - - - - - 649 0/0 508-264-8000
NEC CDR-73M E S 280 300 Y - - - - - - --- 0/0 508-264-8000 Fast
NEC CDR-74 E S 300 300 - S - - - Y - --- 0/0 508-264-8000
NEC CDR-74-1 E S 280 300 2 M - - - Y - --- 0/0 508-264-8000
NEC CDR-80 - X --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 508-264-8000
NEC CDR-83 I S 300 150 Y - - - - - - 599 0/0 508-264-8000
NEC CDR-83M I S 280 300 Y - - - - - - --- 0/0 508-264-8000
NEC CDR-84 I S 300 300 - S - - - Y - --- 0/0 508-264-8000
NEC CDR-84-1 I S 280 300 2 M - - - Y - 519 0/0 508-264-8000
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N 0 P Q
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NEC CDXG1 E - 500 --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 508-264-8000
Philips CDD-461 E N --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 615-521-4499
Philips CDI-601 E - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 615-521-4499
Philips CDI-602 E - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 615-521-4499
Philips CM205 I N 375 150 N N N - - - - --- 1/0 615-521-4499
Pioneer DRM-600 E O 600 150 Y S - - - - - 925 1/0 408-988-1702 jukebox(x6)
Pioneer DRM-604X E O 300 600 Y S Y - - - - 1.2 2/0 bbs4087482150 jukebox(x6)
Procom PICDL I N 375 150 N - - - - - - --- 0/0 800-800-8600
Procom PXCDL E N 375 150 N - - - - - - --- 0/0 800-800-8600
Sanyo ROM 3000 E S 650 40 N N N N N N - --- 0/1 801-225-6888 slow
Sony CDU-31A I N 490 150 N S - - Y - - 250 0/2 800-352-7669 unreliable
Sony CDU-531 I S --- 150 N S - - - - - --- 0/0 408-944-4335
Sony CDU-535 I S 340 150 N S - - - - - 200 0/0 408-944-4335
Sony CDU-541 - S --- 150 Y S - - - - - --- 0/0 408-434-6644
Sony CDU-561 I S 300 300 Y M - Y Y Y - --- 0/0 408-434-6644 vaporware
Sony CDU-6201 - S --- 150 N S - - - - - --- 0/0 408-434-6644
Sony CDU-6205 - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 408-434-6644
Sony CDU-6211 - S --- 150 Y - - - - - - --- 0/0 408-434-6644
Sony CDU-7204 - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 408-434-6644
Sony CDU-7205 E - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 408-434-6644
Sony CDU-7211 - S --- 150 Y - - - - - - --- 0/0 408-434-6644
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N 0 P Q
===== ======== = = === === = = = = = = = === === ============ ==========
Sony CDU-8012 - S --- 150 Y S - - - - - --- 0/0 408-434-6644 SunCD
Talon TA-100 - - 360 150 - - - - - - - --- 0/0 ------------
Talon TA-200 - - 280 300 - - - - - - - --- 0/0 ------------
Tandy CDR-1000 I N 800 175 N N - - - - - 200 1/0 817-390-3700 Nice, Cheap
Texel DM3021 - - 340 --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 800-886-3935
Texel DM3024 I - 265 300 Y S - - - - - 439 1/0 800-886-3935
Texel DM5024 E - 265 300 Y S - - - - - 549 0/0 800-886-3935
Toshiba TX-M3301 - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 714-455-0407
Toshiba XM3300 - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 714-455-0407
Toshiba XM3301 - - 325 150 Y - - - - - - --- 0/0 714-455-0407
Toshiba XM3301B I S 325 150 Y M - Y Y - - 499 2/0 714-455-0407 Works great
Toshiba XM3301E1 - - --- --- - - - - - - - --- 0/0 714-455-0407
Toshiba 3401 I S 200 330 2 M - - Y - - 399 3/0 714-583-3000 Very fast
Trantor T128 B - --- --- Y S - N - - - 100 1/0 415-770-1400
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N 0 P Q
The NeXT CD-ROM is a Sony CDU-541.
The Sony CDU-6211 is the same as the Sony CDU-7211.
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3. Where can I get caddies?
Here are a few sources of caddies:
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CD-ROM INC
1667 Cole Blvd
Suite 400
Golden, CO 80401
1 800 821-5245
Call for the latest price.
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EDUCORP
7434 Trade Street
San Diego, CA 92121-2410
1-800-843-9497
$55 for 10
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QB Products
1260 Karl Court
Wauconda, IL 60084
1 800 323-6856 +1 708 487-3333
Sony Caddies "Made in USA", 10 for $54, 1000 for $3900
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Walnut Creek CDROM
1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Suite 260
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
1 800 786-9907, +1 510 674-0783, +1 510 674-0821 FAX
Sony caddies "Made in Japan" - $4.95 each, $450 for 100
Philips Caddies - $4.95 each, $450 for 100
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4. Are there any good periodicals and publications on CD-ROMs?
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A catalog describing CD-ROM publications and the "Multimedia and Videodisc
Monitor" newsletter is available from
Future Systems
P.O. Box 26
Falls Church, VA 22040
Telephone 800-323-DISC or 703-241-1799
One of their books contains a list of about 1500 CD-ROM's.
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CD-ROM Professional is a bi-monthly magazine with product reviews,
technical articles, industry news, etc. This is a "must read" for
anyone in the CD-ROM business. $39.95/year
CD-ROM Professional Magazine
462 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT 06897
1 800 248-8466
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"CD-ROM Collecion Builder's Toolkit, 1992 Edition"
Paul T. Nicholls
Eight Bit Books, Weston, CT
ISBN: 0-910-96502-1
$39.95
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CD-ROMS IN PRINT 1992
An International Guide to CD-ROM, CD-I, CDTV & Electronic Book Products
Meckler Publishing
11 Ferry Lane West
Westport, CT 06880
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Newsgroups and mailing lists:
On the internet, the best source of information is the newsgroup
alt.cd-rom, which is linked to the BITNET list CDROM-L.
Those subscribing to CDROM-L may now choose to receive a daily digest
of CDROM-L postings or an index to the daily digest. From the index
one may easily request the full text of a posting.
To receive the INDEX, send the following note to listserv@uccvma or
listserv@uccvma.ucop.edu (the subject is ignored):
set cdrom-L index
To receive the DIGEST, send the following:
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To : All Fri 23 Jul 93 22:51
Subj : Pt 3/8: alt.cd-rom FAQ
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set cdrom-L digest
***DO NOT*** send to cdrom-L. Because of the high noise level of
this list, I recommend that people try the index.
The newsgroup aus.cdrom provides a forum for discussion of cdrom
related issues to Australian users that are otherwise lost in the
morass of postings in the US based groups.
The internet newsgroup comp.multimedia is a good source of information
on multimedia topics.
CDROMLAN (available on usenet as bit.listserv.cdromlan) covers the
use of CD-ROM products on local area or wide area networks. You can
join the list be sending the following command to
LISTSERV@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU:
SUBSCRIBE CDROMLAN Your full name
CD-ROMs are in heavy use in libraries and government document
repositories, both for access to indexes and for distribution of
government data. The relevant lists are PACS-L
(bit.listserv.pacs-l) and GOVDOC-L (bit.listserv.govdoc-l).
Send to LISTSERV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU:
SUBSCRIBE GOVDOC-L Your full name
Send to LISTSERV%UHUPVM1.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU
SUBSCRIBE PACS-L Your full name
Discussions of music on CD can be found in rec.music.cd.
--------
For those who are contemplating buying a CD-ROM drive or just getting
your feet wet, Tony Thomas wrote a pamphlet on the subject which he will
be glad to send you FREE OF CHARGE while supplies last.
To receive "GETTING STARTED WITH CD-ROM", send a self-addressed, stamped
#10 envelope with 29 cents US postage to:
Tony Thomas
4421 Granada Blvd. #415
Warrensville Heights, OH 44128
Topics covered include:
How to Buy a CD-ROM Drive
Different Types of Drives
What You Need
Setup
A list of suppliers of CD-ROM hardware and software is also included.
==========================================================================
5. Why are CD-ROM drives so slow?
Compact discs were originally designed for music. When you are
listening to "Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits", you are accessing the
data sequentially and at a very regular speed. The only time you need
to seek is when you decide to skip over a song, or back up and listen
to "Always on my Mind" one more time.
In order to fit as much music as possible onto the disc, the data
is recorded at the same linear density near the outer edge of the disc
as it is near the center, so there is more information in the outside
tracks than in the inside tracks. In order to deliver a steady rate
of data, the linear velocity of the disc moving under the head is
constant, so the angular velocity of the disc changes when the head
moves from the center toward the outside tracks. This is no big deal
when you are playing music, but when you are trying to do random access
to a CD-ROM, the need to accelerate and decelerate the disc is the biggest
obstacle to making it faster. Most magnetic discs spin at a constant
angular velocity, so the data density decreases toward the outside of the
disk, but seeks are faster.
A few other reasons that CD-ROMs are slow: Optical disc heads tend to be
heavier than magnetic disk heads, so they have more inertia, and take
longer to stablize onto a new track. Many CD-ROMs contain too much data
to make effective use of RAM caches.
As time goes by, CD-ROM drives will get a little faster, but don't expect
any miracles.
==========================================================================
6. Is it important to have a fast CD-ROM? Does 300ms vs 700ms really matter?
It depends on what applications you will be using. Many CD-ROMs
are just big archives of stuff, and you can copy individual programs
to your hard disk before using them so speed is not really very
important. But if you are going to be using large ramdom-access
databases, or any kind of interactive multi-media applications, then
the speed difference is very noticeable.
==========================================================================
7. Is it important to buy a fully SCSI compatible drive?
Several CD-ROM drives only support a sub-set of SCSI, and usually
come with their own semi-SCSI controller card. Full SCSI compatible
drives usually cost more, but are better if you already have a SCSI
controller and want to daisy chain several devices, or if you want to
be able to use the drive on different machine types.
==========================================================================
8. Where can I get information on SCSI controllers for CD-ROM drives?
Many SCSI drive vendors recommend the Adaptec 1542-B SCSI Card.
The phone number for Adaptec is 800-959-7274 or 408-945-2550.
BusLogic (formerly BusTek) makes a very extensive line of SCSI cards for
ISA, EISA, MCA, and VL bus systems. Their ISA, EISA, and MCA cards are
register compatible with Adaptec's boards and hence have excellent driver
support. Their number is (408)492-9090.
[ If anyone sends me info on other scsi controllers, I will include
the info here. ]
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9. How much does it cost to make a CD-ROM?
You can get a master made for about $1300, and then about $1.50 per
disc for duplication. So to make 1000 discs, it will cost you about
($1300 + (1000 * 1.50)) = $2800. Publishers often have `first-timer'
specials with steep discounts off the list price. For instance, DMI
recently had a special of mastering, 50 discs, and two hours of tech
support for $750.
If you only want a few discs, you can have single ISO-9660 `one-offs'
made for about $200 for the first disc, and $100 for additional copies.
==========================================================================
10. I have a great idea for a CD-ROM but no money. What can I do?
You can author a CD-ROM, and have someone else publish it and pay you
royalties. One company that does this is Walnut Creek CDROM. Their
author guidelines are available by anonymous ftp from ftp.cdrom.com in the
file /cdrom/author.txt.
==========================================================================
11. Where can I get a CD-ROM published?
I have used both of these companies, and highly recommend either:
Digital Audio Disc Corporation
1800 North Fruitridge Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47803
812-462-8100, 812-466-9125 FAX
Disc Manufacturing Inc.
4905 Moores Mill Road
Huntsville, AL 35810
800-433-DISC, 205-859-9042, 205-859-9932 FAX
DADC is a subsidiary of Sony, and DMI is a subsidiary of Philips.
A more detailed list of 25 publishers in 8 countries is available via
anonymous ftp in ftp.cdrom.com:/cdrom/publshrs.
There are now over 10 manufacturing facilities active in CDROM in North
America, and another growing collection of write-once service bureaus.
These are listed in MFG.TXT in Lib #8 of the Compuserve CDROM Forum.
If you only want to make one disc, or just a few copies, there are
several companies that offer this service:
CD Services
13901 Lynde Avenue
Sartoga, CA 95030
(408) 741-4770, 408 867-0518 FAX
ISO-9660, Mac HFS, Call for price
Client Services
OptiScribe Corporation
110 Pleasant Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
voice (508) 481-7255, fax (508) 481-7455
Data Conversion, Multimedia, CD-ROM Production Services
The One-Off CD Shop MidSouth, Inc.
109-C Jefferson Street N
Huntsville, AL 35801
(205) 534-3050 FAX (205) 539-9238
Prices range upwards from $115.00 for less than 40 MB delivered on a
single item of input media (i.e., one tape, or one Syquest disk, etc.)
to $230 for 650 MB also on a single item of input.
Optical Media International
San Jose, CA
(408) 376-3511, 408-376-3519 FAX
omi@applelink.apple.com
ISO-9660, Mac HFS, Call for price
Young Minds Inc.
1910 Orange Tree Lane, Suite 300
Redlands, CA 92374
909 335-1350, 909 798-0488 FAX, yngmnds!ayoung@ucrmath.ucr.edu
Rock Ridge (Unix), $950
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12. Where can I find equipment to make my own CD-ROMs?
If you want to do single copy `one-offs', or low volume CD production,
there are recorders announced by JVC, Philips, Sony, Yamaha and Pinnacle
Micro.
JVC Personal ROM-Maker $12500 (complete system, including software)
Philips CDD-521 $5500 (+ $1900 for software)
Sony CDW-900E $10000 (???)
Yamaha ???? ????
Pinnacle Micro $3995 ISO 9660 and HFS software for Macs
Kodak remarkets the Philips drive as their PCD Writer 200.
Pinnacle Micro announced at MacWorld Expo in San Francisco a new,
recordable CD-ROM drive with a list price of $3,995! This price
includes ISO 9660 and HFS software for Macs. PC interface kit and
software is extra $200.
Here are some phone numbers you can call for more info:
JVC Product Information: +1 714 965-2610
Philips Consumer Electronics: +1 615 475-8869
Sony Computer Peripheral Products: 1 800 352-7669
Pinnacle Micro 1 800 553-7070, +1-714-727-1913 (fax)
You can buy the Philips drive with CDGEN software for ISO-9660
discs from DataDisc (1-800-328-2347, FAX: +1 703-347-9085) for $7895.
They recommend that you use it with the Adaptec 1542 SCSI Card.
Optical Media International (1-408-376-3511, omi@applelink.apple.com)
has Macintosh HFS premastering software for the Philips CDD-521. The
program is called "Quicktopics" and the cost is $2500.
The JVC drive comes with software for making ISO-9960, Apple HFS, and
hybrid ISO-9660/HFS discs. [ If anyone knows anything more about these
hybrid discs, please let me and I will include the information here.]
Additional third party integrators are: Meridian Data 408-438-3100;
CD-ROM Strategies 714-733-3378; and Interactive Support Group 818-709-7387.
Here is a list of software vendors
CD-ROM Strategies CD-GEN 1 714 733-3378
DataDisc CD-Gen 1 800 328-2347
Dataware Technologies, Inc. CD Make 1 510 942-3111
JVC RomMaker 1 714 965-2610
Meridain Data CD Publisher 1 408 438-3100
OnLine Business Systems CD-Formatter ? ??? ???-????
Optical Media International Topix 1 408 376-3511
PoINT Software and Systems CDWRITE ? ??? ???-????
Young Minds, Inc. CD Studio 1 909 335-1350
Authoring Software:
Dataware Technologies, Inc. CD Author 1 510 942-3111
Dataware Technologies, Inc. ReferenceSet 1 510 942-3111
Electronic Text Corporation WordCruncher ? ??? ???-????
Executive Technologies, Inc. Search Express ? ??? ???-????
Folio Corporation Folio Previews 1 800 228-3934/801 375-3700
I-MODE Retrieval Systems, Inc. I-SEARCH ? ??? ???-????
Knowledge Access International KAware ? ??? ???-????
Nimbus Information Systems Romware ? ??? ???-????
OnLine Business Systems CD-Build ? ??? ???-????
Retrieval Technologies, Inc. re:Search ? ??? ???-????
Textware Corporation Textware ? ??? ???-????
TMS, Inc. InnerView ? ??? ???-????
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13. Where can I get blank media for my CD-ROM recorder?
The blank discs for CD Recorders are not the same as a normal CD. The
metal data surface is gold instead of aluminum. The recorder uses a high
powered laser to modify a dye layer which is between the gold and the
plastic. This dye is somewhat photo sensitive so write once CDs should be
stored in a dark place. They should be stored in an area that does not
rise above 40 Celsius (104 F). It takes about half an hour to burn each
disc.
The blanks come in two sizes. 63 minute, and 74 minute. The time refers
to the amount of digital audio that can be recorded. Since DA is read
from the discs at a constant rate of 150 kb/sec, it is easy to calculate
the amount of data they will hold. The 63' discs will hold about 580 meg,
and the 74' discs will hold about 660 meg.
Here are several sources for blank discs:
DataDisc (1-800-328-2347, 1-703-347-9085 FAX). 74 minute $27 quantity 10.
63 minute $19 quantity 25.
The One-Off CD Shop MidSouth, Inc.
109-C Jefferson Street N
Huntsville, AL 35801
(205) 534-3050 FAX (205) 539-9238
QTY CD-R 63 CD-R 74
1-9 $23.00 $25.00
10-49 $22.75 $24.75
50-99 $22.50 $24.50
100-499 $20.75 $22.75
500+ $19.50 $21.50
DataWare (1-510-942-3111, ask for Jeff Caplan). 74 minute (650 meg) blanks
for $31 quantity ten, $29 quantity 100, and $27 quantity 500.
Sonic Solutions 415-485-4800. Their April 1992 price list shows CD-R74
quantity 100 as $27.50, CD-R63 quantity 100 as $25.00.
The U.S. sales office for DIC (a Japanese ink and chemical company) can
be reached at 201-224-9344. DIC claims a useful life in excess of
75 years for their discs.
APDC sells blanks discs, magneto-optical disks, 8mm and 4mm tapes.
800-522-7232, ask for Susan Bradley.
Kodak also sells them. Call 800-242-2424.
Mitsui Toatsu: The product name for their disks is Airy. Their
advertising literature claims that the accelerated aging tests
indicate a life of up to 240 years assuming storage at 25C. The Warranty
on the jewel case is for 1 year from date of purchase.
Japan 03-3592-4774
United States 212-867-6330
Germany 211-320458
England 71-976-1180
Some other source for blank discs (sorry, no phone numbers):
TDK, JVC, Ricoh, Taiyo Yuden, Mitsubishi Chemicals.
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From : rab 1:105/7 Thu 22 Jul 93 10:08
To : All Fri 23 Jul 93 22:51
Subj : Pt 4/8: alt.cd-rom FAQ
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14. I have 10000 paper documents that I want to put on a CD-ROM. Who can help?
Check the classified ads in the back of CD-ROM Professional Magazine.
There are several companies that will do large scale scanning, OCRing,
and data entry. Because these things are so labor intensive, most of
work is done offshore, usually in Malaysia or India.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Agro Computer Systems can process several thousand pages a day,
and claims an error rate of less than 10E-6. For more information
contact
Mr. G. M. Mahindra
Agro Computer Systems
28 Lalbagh (Mission) Road
Bangalore 560 027
India
Phone: +91 812 235083, FAX: +91 812 2241158
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For smaller jobs that need a quick turn around I have used a company
called "Quick-Set" (+1 510 685-9611) that does data entry, scanning,
and OCRing.
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15. Are there any organizations of CD-ROM Publishers?
The Optical Publishing Association is a non-profit trade and professional
organization for CDROM and other digital media publishers. They have been
around since 1988, publishing newsletters and backgrounders for publishers,
and promoting profitable practices for the business.
OPA, PO Box 21268, Columbus OH 43221 USA, 614/442-8805, 614/442-8815 (fax)
CIS address 71333,1114, 71333.1114@compuserve.com, AppleLink r.bowers.
==========================================================================
16. Where can I get more information about CD-ROM publishing?
Subscribe to CD-ROM Professional Magazine, 1 800 248-8466, $39.95/year
There is a mailing list devoted to CD-ROM publishing. For more information
send a message to Mail-Server@knex.via.mind.org with the word "HELP" in
the body of the email text.
There are several files pertaining to CD-ROM publishing available for
anonymous ftp from ftp.cdrom.com.
==========================================================================
17. How much information will fit on a CD-ROM?
It depends on the drive. Almost all CD-ROM drives will handle up to
620 megabytes with no problems. Many newer drives can read discs with
over 700 megs.
The CD-ROM Users Group (see above) has a diagnostic CD-ROM that
will tell you how much information your drive can handle.
==========================================================================
18. Why doesn't MSCDEX work with DOS 5.0?
You must use SETVER with MS-DOS 5.0, to make MSCDEX 2.20 work properly.
Otherwise you will get an incorrect DOS version message. See the MS-DOS
5.0 documentation on how to use SETVER. MSCDEX 2.21 works with MS-DOS 5.0
without SETVER.
==========================================================================
19. Where can I get the latest version of MSCDEX?
Call MS BBS at 206-936-4082. Choose F for file library, S UPDATES, F to
list files, then D MSCDEX.ZIP to download the file. (Microsoft may have
deleted this file.)
You can get the latest version of MSCDEX (2.21) in a self-extracting zip
archive via anonymous ftp from ftp.cdrom.com:/cdrom/cdext.exe.
It is also available in the MSL library on CompuServe, as CDEXT.EXE.
==========================================================================
20. I bought a used drive at a garage sale. Where can I find a driver for it?
Many CD-ROM manufacturers maintain BBS's where you might be able to find
drivers for their drives:
NEC BBS: +1 508 635-6328
Philips BBS: +1 310 532-6436
Sony BBS: +1 408 955-5107 or +1 408 372-7426
Pioneer: +1 408 748 2105 (9600/HST/8N1)
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21. What is the difference between `High Sierra' and ISO-9660?
Not much. When the standard was first proposed, it was given the name
"High Sierra'. Later it was adopted as an offical standard, with a few
minor modifications, and was designated ISO-9660. Usually when someone
says "High Sierra", they really mean ISO-9660.
You can get a copy of the High Sierra Spec from the author for $30.
Howard Kaikow
65 Spring Cove Road
PO Box 1333
Nashua, NH 03061-1333
USA
voice: +1 603 889 8616
fax: +1 603 880 1319
email: kaikow@standards.com
Howard is also the principal author of ISO-9660. He is available for
consulting.
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22. Where can I get a copy of the ISO-9660 standard?
You can order a copy of the ISO-9660 standard from
ANSI
Attn: Sales
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
212-642-4900
Cost to US destinations is $50, plus $6 shipping. They now accept Visa/MC
orders over the phone.
Another source of a wide variety of standards documents is Global
Engineering. Their service is often faster than ANSI, but they charge
more ($104 for ISO-9660). They also have offices in Europe and Asia.
Global Engineering Documents
15 Inverness Way East
Englewood, CO 80112-5704
(800) 854-7179 (same)
(303) 792-2181
fax (303) 792-2192
ISO standards may be purchased from a country's national standards
body. In the USA, this is ANSI, in the UK it is BSI (British Standards
Institute in London), in Switzerland, SNV (in Zurich), DIN in Germany,
AFNOR in France, JSA in Japan, etc.
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23. What is an HFS disc?
HFS is the Macintosh's Hierarchical Filing System. It is unrelated
to High Sierra and ISO-9660 formats. Most CD-ROMs intended for the
Macintosh are created in the HFS format, since HFS does support the
Mac's resource and data forks and file information.
There are drivers made by AsimWare (AsimCDFS) and Xetec that allows HFS
discs to be read on an Amiga. There is a list of differences that the
drivers contends with, such as non-standard characters and 32 character
filenames (Amiga supports only 30).
------
"New Inside Macintosh: Files" published by Addison-Wesley,
has the most complete description of HFS format.
Inside Macintosh: Files
By Apple Computer, Inc.
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN 0-201-63244-6
In Chapter 2, the section on "Data Organization on Volumes" pages 2-52 to
2-76 contains as complete a description of HFS as is available.
This book can be ordered from APDA (Apple Programmers & Developers
Association) or any bookstore.
APDA
P.O. Box 319
Buffalo, NY 14207-0319
1-800-282-2732 U.S.
1-800-637-0029 Canada
(716) 871-6555 International
(716) 871-6511 Fax
AppleLink APDA
America Online APDA
CompuServe 76666,2405
Internet APDA@applelink.apple.com
==========================================================================
24. Can you give a short explaination of ISO-9660?
ISO-9660 is an international standard that defines a filesystem for
CD-ROMs. Almost all systems support ISO-9660.
Level one ISO-9660 is similar to an MS-DOS filesystem. Filenames are
limited to eight single-case characters, a dot, and a three character
extension. Filenames cannot contain special characters, (no hyphens,
tildes, equals, or pluses). Only single case letters, numbers, and
underscores. Directory names cannot have the three digit extension,
just eight single-case characters.
All alphabetics are in UPPER case; some software maps this to lower case.
Either the file name or the extension may be empty, but not both ("F."
and ".E" are both legal file names).
There is a "File Version Number" which can range from 1-32767, and is
separated from the extension by a semi-colon. The file version number
is ignored on many systems.
Here are some examples of legal and illegal filenames:
Legal Illegal Why
TEST_1C.TXT TEST-1C.TXT hyphen
TEST1C.TXT TEST 1C.TXT space
TEST.1C TEST.1C.TXT more than 1 period
README Readme not single case
Subdirectories are allowed to nest up to eight levels deep.
Level two ISO-9660 allows longer filenames, up to 32 characters.
But many of the other restrictions still apply. Level two discs
are not usable on some systems, particularly MS-DOS.
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25. What the heck does `Red Book', `Yellow Book', etc. mean?
"Red Book" is the common name of the "Compact Disc Digital Audio
Standard". When a disc conforms to the red book standard, it will
usually have "digital audio" printed below the "disc" logo. Most music
CDs conform to this standard.
"Yellow Book" is the standard for CD-ROM. When a disc conforms to the
yellow book, it will usually say "data storage" beneath the "disc" logo.
"Green Book" is the CD-I (compact disc interactive) standard.
"Orange Book" is the standard for write-once compact discs.
"Blue Book" is the standard for LaserDisc.
You can get the Red Book and Yellow Book from
ANSI
Attn: Sales
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
(212) 642-4900
Red Book: CEI IEC 908
Yellow Book: ISO 10149:1989
You can get the Green Book from
American CD-I Association
11111 Santa Monica, Suite 750
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(213) 444-6619
The Orange Book is still proprietary to Philips and Sony, and available
only to their licensees.
[If anyone can tell me where the other standards are available, I will
include that information here.]
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26. What is CD-I?
CD-I means "Compact Disc Interactive". It is meant to provide a standard
platform for mass consumer interactive multimedia applications. So it is
more akin to CD-DA, in that it is a full specification for both the
data/code _and_ standalone playback hardware: a CD-I player has a CPU,
RAM, ROM, OS, and audio/video/(MPEG) decoders built into it. Portable
players add an LCD screen and speakers/phonejacks.
If you want information about Philips CD-I products, you can call these
numbers:
US: Consumer hotline: 800-845-7301
For nearest store: 800-223-7772
Developers hotline: 800-234-5484
UK: Philips CD-I hotline: 0800-885-885
"Discovering CD-I" is a book available for $45 from:
"Discovering CD-I"
Microware Systems Corporation
1900 NW 114th Street
Des Moines, IA 50325-7077
1-800-475-9000
There are three books by Philips IMS and published by Addison Wesley:
"Introducing CD-I" -ISBN 0-201-62748-5
"The CD-I Production Handbook" ISBN 0-201-62750-7
"The CD-I Design Handbook" ISBN 0-201-62749-3
Lex van Sonderen periodically posts a CD-I FAQ to comp.multimedia. The
latest version of this FAQ is available by anonymous ftp from
ftp.cdrom.com: /cdrom/cdi.faq.
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27. What is CD-ROM/XA?
CD-ROM/XA is an extension to the Yellow Book Standard. A track on
a CD-ROM/XA disc can contain computer data, compressed audio data,
and video/picture data. Many CD-ROM drives do not support CD-ROM/XA.
CD-ROM/XA extends CD-ROM by adding some of the CD-I disc features (such
as using Mode 2 tracks with interleaved compressed-audio and other data).
Thus CD-ROM/XA (eXtended Architecture) is often called the "Bridge" format
between CD-ROM and CD-I... though the relationship is mostly the sector
types. CD-ROM/XA applications still require specific code for each target
platform.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
CDROM-XA specifies a `bridge format' so that a CDROM-XA disc can be read
on a CD-I player as well as on a PC under MSCDEX (provided that you use
a conforming (.SYS) driver. On a normal yellow-book CDROM, a data track
contains only mode-1 data sectors. On a CDROM-XA, a (the) data track
contains only mode-2 data sectors. A mode-2 sector can be of two formats,
form-1 and form-2. A form-1 sector contains 2048 bytes of user data,
together with EDC and ECC bytes. A form-2 sector contains 2324 bytes of
raw data (e.g. ADPCM audio or video data). If the device driver delivers
2048 bytes of data when MSCDEX asks for it, regardless whether the sector
is mode-1 or mode-2/form-1, the PC is CDROM-XA compatible.
==========================================================================
28. What are the Rock Ridge extensions?
The Rock Ridge extensions use some undefined fields in the ISO-9660 standard
to allow full unix-like filenames, symbolic links, and deep directories.
"Rock Ridge" is named after the town in the movie "Blazing Saddles" for no
particular reason.
To receive a copy of the current version of the Rock Ridge specifications,
please contact Bob Niland, e-mail rjn@fc.hp.com, fax 303 229 4545. You
can ftp the Rock Ridge specs from ftp.cdrom.com: /cdrom/rockridge.
For information on Rock Ridge at Sun, try rrinfo@Eng.Sun.COM or
cdgroup@fantasy.eng.sun.com.
For information on Unix-based premastering software supporting the Rock Ridge
extensions contact:
Young Minds Inc.
1910 Orange Tree Lane
Suite 300
Redlands, CA 92374
909 335-1350
909 798-0488 FAX
yngmnds!ayoung@ucrmath.ucr.edu
Rock Ridge is expected to be approved as an ISO standard during the first
quarter of 1993.
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28b. Which systems support Rock Ridge
OS Version
=== ====
SunOS 4.1.2
Linux 0.98
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From : rab 1:105/7 Thu 22 Jul 93 10:08
To : All Fri 23 Jul 93 22:51
Subj : Pt 5/8: alt.cd-rom FAQ
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386BSD ???
NeXT 3.1
BSDI BSD/386 V0.9.3
SVR4.2
The "Version" is the first version that included support for R.R.
Please let me know any other systems that include R.R. support. I am
also interested in any plans to support R.R. in the near future.
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Under Novell NetWare 3.11, Micro Design's SCSI Express (Version 1.3.0)
supports mounting Rock Ridge CD-ROMs as standard NetWare mountable
volumes. Then through NetWare NFS, any UNIX client can access the
CD-ROMs (including access to the RockRidge attributes). Also DOS, OS/2,
and MAC clients can access the same CD-ROMs.
==========================================================================
29. What is ECMA 168?
ECMA 168 is a volume and file format standard for write-once CD and CD-ROM.
It was approved as a European standard by the ECMA General Assembly in June
of 1992. It provides for full Orange Book functionality, including
multisession recording, track-at-once recording, and packet recording.
When used with an Orange Book writer, this will allow write-once CD to
be used more like a general-purpose storage peripheral than is possible
using ISO 9660. ECMA 168 also incorporates the functionality of Rock Ridge:
the ability to use Unix-style filenames, Unix permissions, and deep directory
hierarchies. Much thought was put into character set issues, and ECMA 168
accommodates multiple-byte character sets such as ISO 10646. Although
ECMA 168 is not upward-compatible with ISO 9660, it is possible to write
a "conformant disc" containing both sets of volume and file structures.
If such a disc is Yellow Book compatible (a CD-ROM or a CD-WO written
disc-at-once), it could be read on either an ISO 9660 system or an ECMA
168 system. There are many common elements between ECMA 168 and ECMA
167, which is a new standard intended primarily for WORM and erasable
optical disks. Hopefully this will encourage developers to support both
standards.
The title of the standard is "Volume and File Structure of Read-Only and
Write-Once Compact Disc Media for Information Interchange". This standard
expands upon the ISO-9660 CD-ROM standard.
At the current time, I do not know of any companies which support ECMA 168
in their products.
A new draft international standard on CD-ROM/CD-WO format:
ISO/IEC DIS 13490 Volume and File Structure of Read-only
and Write-once Compact Disc Media for Information Interchange
is currently undergoing letter ballot process and voting may
end at end of August, 1993.
DIS 13490 is also the ECMA Standard 168, which is derived from
the Frankfurt Group proposal. Copies of this draft standard
should be available at the ANSI or ECMA office.
DIS 13490 is designed to support both the CD-ROM (yellow book) and
CD-WO (orange book) conforming media. In addition, DIS 13490 removed
many unnecessary restrictions of ISO 9660, and is compatible
with ISO 9660 at the directory and file structures level.
DIS 13490 conforming discs can also be made to be read
by both ISO 9660 and DIS 13490 conforming receiving systems.
The ECMA 168 specification is available by anonymous ftp from
ftp.cdrom.com in the directory pub/cdrom/ecma168.
==========================================================================
30. Is a short technical introduction to these standards available?
The file ftp.apple.com(130.43.2.3): /pub/cd-rom/cd-rom.summary gives
a short techie introduction to compact disc technology.
----
There is a good short general article on CD-Rom and its's many
variations (CD-XA, CD-I, CDTV, PhotoCD) called MULTIMEDIA IN A MUDDLE
by Barry Fox in the New Scientist (London, ISSN# 0262-4079) vol. 131
no. 1787 (Sep 21, 1991) pp.35-38
----
There is a very good article by Bill and Lynne Jolitz "Inside the
ISO-9660 Filesystem Format" in the December 1992 Dr. Dobbs Journal.
Detailed source code examples are provided. They are planning followup
articles covering Rock Ridge, CDI and CDROM-XA.
----
The SAMS book "Principles of Digital Audio" by Ken C. Pohlmann (ISBN
0-672-22634-0) deals primarily with audio CDs but there are sections
dealing with CD-ROM, CD-I, DVI, CD-V, CD-WO, Erasable CD, CD + G and
CD + MIDI.
----
There is a good brief explaination of all these standards in the paper
"Compact Disc Terminology"
Nancy Klocko
Disc Manufacturing Inc.
1409 Foulk Road, Suite 202
Wilmington, DE 19803
1-800-433-DISC
Here is some information from the paper:
Standards:
Red Book == CD-Audio
Yellow Book == CD-ROM
Mode-1 is for computer data
Mode-2 is for compressed audio data and video/picture data
CD-ROM/XA == an EXTENSION to Yellow Book and defines a new type of track.
CD-ROM Mode 2, XA Format, is used for computer data, compressed audio
data, and video/picture data. A CD-ROM / XA track may interleave Mode 2
compressed audio and Mode 2 data sectors. Additional hardware is needed
to separate these when playing the disc. The hardware is programmed to
separate the audio from the data, decompress the audio and play it out
through the audio jacks. At the same time, the hardware passes the data
to the computer.
NOTE: Additional hardware is needed to play a CD-ROM / XA disc. Several
vendors offer an XA interface board that will allow an existing CD-ROM
drive to play CD-ROM / XA discs.
Green Book == Compact Disc Interactive (CD-I)
Orange Book == Recordable Compact disc Standard
Part I - CD-MO (Magneto Optical)
Consists of optional Pre-Mastered (READ-ONLY) area and a Recordable
(re-writable) user area.
Part II - CD-WO (Write Once)
Orange Book Part II also defines a second type of CD-WO disk called
a "Hybrid Disc". This disc consists of a Pre-recorded Area and a
Recordable Area. The Pre-recorded area is a READ ONLY area where
the information is manufactured into the disc. (This area is written
per the Red, Yellow, and Green Book specifications, and can be played
on any CD-Player.) The Recordable areas are where additional
recordings can be made in one or more sessions. Only the first
session on the disc is readable by todays CD-Players; additional
software will be needed to read the additional sessions.
A TOC (Table of Contents) is written during each recording session.
Disc will have multiple TOCs, one for each recording session.
Photo-CD is an example of a "Hybrid Disc".
CD-Bridge Disc
The CD-Bridge Disc defines a way to add additional information in
a CD-ROM / XA track in order to allow the track to be played on a
CD-I player. the result is a disc that can be played on both a
CD-I player connected to a TV set and on a CD-ROM / XA player
connected to a computer.
An example of a CD-Bridge Disc is the new Photo-CD disc. The
Photo-CD disc will be playable in CD-I players, Kodak's Photo CD
players and in computers using CD-ROM/XA drives.
Photo-CD
The Photo CDs will be Mode 2 Form 1 sectors per the CD-ROM / XA
specifications. The disc will be written per the Orange Book Part
II "Hybrid Disc" specifications. This will allow photographs to be
written to the disc in several different sessions. Additionally,
the disc will use the CD-Bridge disc format to allow the disc to be
readable by both CD-I and CD-ROM / XA players.
The photographs written to the disc in the first session will use
the ISO 9660 format. These photographs will be readable with the
existing CD-ROM / XA players connected to a computer running new
software written for the Photo CD picture structure. Additionally,
the photographs will be displayable on CD-I Players and Photo CD
Players connected to a TV set.
Photographs written to disc after the first session will be
displayable on CD-I Players and Photo CD players. New software
and/or firmware will be needed to read these additional photographs
with existing CD-ROM/XA players.
==========================================================================
31. Who comes up with these standards? Can I have any input to the process?
In the case of the colored books, they have been developed by engineers
within Philips and Sony. Few people outside these companies have input into
the process.
The file format standards (ISO 9660, Rock Ridge, and ECMA 168) have all
been developed originally by ad-hoc groups of interested people from
various companies in the industry, then have been submitted to established
standards organizations (ECMA, ANSI, ISO) for further work there.
The CD-ROM Architecture Working Group is an official Standards working
Group under the auspices of the IEEE Computer Society by way of the
Standards Committee for Optical Disks and Multimedia Platforms (SCODMP)
chaired and sponsored by Dr. Lawrence Welsch, PhD. Mike Rubinfeld is
presently the Chair of the working group. They are working in accordance
with a Project Authorization Request (PAR) for the development of a CD-ROM
architecture profile that hopefully will be made into an international
standard. The PAR was approved by the Standards Activity Board (SAB) of
the IEEE/CS last June and the Architecture Profile will probably be ready
for balloting by August, 1993.
For more information, contact:
Mike Rubinfeld
NIST
Bldg. 225, MS:B266
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
(301) 975-3064
Email: miker@mml.ncsl.nist.gov
==========================================================================
32. Are there any ftp sites with good stuff related to CD-ROMs?
A couple of sites with cdrom related stuff are
ftp.cdrom.com (192.153.46.2): /cdrom [ This site is maintained by me. ]
Get the file cdrom/README for a list of files.
cs.uwp.edu (131.210.1.4): /pub/cdrom
==========================================================================
33. How do I write an MSDOS program that can access a cdrom using MSCDEX?
The MSCDEX interface documentation is available on the Microsoft Programmer's
Library CD-ROM. This also has detailed specifications for drivers that talk
to MSCDEX. It even provides solutions to a number of sticky problems.
The file mscdex21.zip contains Microsoft's info on how to talk to the
CD-ROM extensions (MSCDEX.EXE) and a sample DOS application which is crude
but effective in playing audio tracks. This file is available via
anonymous ftp from ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/uploads/mscdex21.zip
or cdrom.com:/cdrom/mscdex21.zip.
MSCDEX programming information can be found in INTER31?.ZIP. Ralf Brown's
interrupt bible. The information is very complete. The interrupt list
is available via anonymous ftp from Simtel20 (wsmr-simtel20.army.mil) or
from the mirror site wuarchive.wustl.edu: /mirrors/msdos/info/inter31?.zip.
There is a book by Ray Duncan (Microsoft Press) detailing all extensions
to Dos (XMS, LIM EMS, MSCDEX etc..) which should be available in book
stores. The title is "MS-DOS EXTENSIONS" ISBN 1-55615-212-4.
==========================================================================
34. How do I mount an ISO-9660 disc on a Sun?
Su to root and run this command,
# mount -r -t hsfs /dev/sr0 /cdrom
or even better, put the following line in your /etc/fstab
/dev/sr0 /cdrom hsfs ro 0 0
and then run
# mount /cdrom
Don Trimmer, of Delta Microsystems, has written a program that allows
safe mount/umount operations without requiring super user permissions.
You can get his program by anonymous ftp from cdrom.com:/cdrom/mount.c
==========================================================================
35. How do I use a cdrom with OS/2?
What you need to do to make your cdrom drive work under os/2 is:
1) make a bootable msdos floppy disk which is configured so that
you can use the cdrom after booting from this floppy.
2) copy the files fsaccess.sys and fsfilter.sys onto the floppy and
then add DEVICE= statements to the CONFIG.SYS for the floppy.
3) copy the floppy disk to the os/2 hard disk using the VDISK command.
4) create an icon with the "boot from drive" option set to the name
of the file created by the VDISK command.
5) Click on the icon.
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OS/2 has builtin support for IBM drives, and for SCSI third party
drives. The Sony CDU 541 works well.
What you need to do if you don't have one of the supported drives, is
use the OS/2 command VMDISK to create a bootable "diskette image" on your
hard disk. On the diskette image file, you will copy a CONFIG.SYS file,
an AUTOEXEC.BAT, and the drivers you require for your CDROM. This feature
allows you use any driver with OS/2. The down side is that you can't
access the device in the image box from any OS/2 window. You have to use
the bootable image box to copy files back and forth between the image box
and any other. If you have one of the supported drives, you can access it
from any box.
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The VMDISK technique is only needed for unsupported, mainly non-SCSI
drives. Some unsupported SCSI drives, such as the NEC CDR-84, work
fine with OS/2
The only thing to do in order to make some unsupported SCSI CD-ROM
drives work (as a data CD-ROM, MM is another problem) is to patch the
vendor ID string into \OS2\CDROM.SYS. Simply replace "TOSHIBA " by
"NEC ", etc. i.e. with blank-padding to eight characters. This is
known to work with NEC and SONY drives. It does not work with some
Matsushita (Panasonic) drives.
-------
Systems Integration Technologies sells a Mitsumi CD-ROM Device Driver
for OS/2. The price is $10+S/H for text only, and $25+S/H for the
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From : rab 1:105/7 Thu 22 Jul 93 10:08
To : All Fri 23 Jul 93 22:51
Subj : Pt 6/8: alt.cd-rom FAQ
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future enhanced driver. Contact joec@cybernet.cse.fau.edu or
cossette@holonet.net
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36. Which CD-ROM Drives will work with Microsoft(r) Windows NT(tm)?
This section of the Usenet alt.cd-rom FAQ lists the SCSI host adapters,
SCSI CD-ROM drives, and multimedia audio adapters which are supported by
Microsoft Windows NT. This information is a subset of the document
"Microsoft(r) Windows NT(tm) Beta March 1993 Hardware Compatibility List
Update"; the complete version of thie document is available on
Compuserve, in either WinNT forum library #1 or MSWin32 library #17.
These adapters and peripherals have passed Windows NT compatibility
testing as of May 1993. This list is a subset of the hardware we expect
to support in the final product and was current at the time it was
published. If your hardware is not listed below, contact your hardware
manufacturer for more information. We have not tested every computer
and/or device in all possible configurations.
While we have endeavored to supply as complete and accurate a list as
possible, MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE
COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF THIS LIST. This list does not constitute an
endorsement of any particular manufacturer.
Microsoft and BallPoint are registered trademarks, and Windows and
Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other product names
and trademarks are property of their respective owners.
SCSI(r) Host Adapters
---------------------
The following SCSI adapters have been tested with the following drives
(except as noted): CD Technologies CD Porta-Drive T-3301, NEC Intersect
CDR-74, Micropolis 1924, Peripheral Land Infinity 88, ArchiveST 4000
DAT.
Adaptec(tm) AHA-1510
Adaptec AHA-1520
Adaptec AHA-1522
Adaptec AHA-1540B [2]
Adaptec AHA-1542B [2]
Adaptec AHA-1542C
Adaptec AHA-1640
Adaptec AHA-1740 [3]
Adaptec AHA-1742 [3]
Adaptec AHA-1740A [4]
Adaptec AHA-1742A [4]
Adaptec AIC-6260 [5]
BusLogic BT-542B
BusLogic BT-545S
BusLogic BT-640A
BusLogic BT-646S
BusLogic BT-742A
BusLogic BT-747S
DPT PM2011b (incl. cache)
DPT PM2012b (incl. cache)
Future Domain MCS-600
Future Domain MCS-700
Future Domain TMC-845 [6]
Future Domain TMC-850
Future Domain TMC-850M(ER)
Future Domain TMC-860
Future Domain TMC-860M
Future Domain TMC-885
Future Domain TMC-1650
Future Domain TMC-1660
Future Domain TMC-1670
Future Domain TMC-1680
Future Domain TMC-7000EX
IBM PS/2 Microchannel SCSI Host Adapter [7]
IBM PS/2 Microchannel SCSI Host Adapter (with cache)
Maynard 16-Bit SCSI Adapter [8]
NCR 53C700 SCSI Adapter
NCR 53C710 SCSI Adapter
NCR 53C90 SCSI Controller [9,10]
NCR 53C94 SCSI Controller [11]
Olivetti ESC-1
Olivetti ESC-2 [12]
Trantor T-128 [13,14,6]
Trantor T-130b [13,6]
UltraStor 14f [15]
UltraStor 24f [16]
UltraStor 34f
UltraStor 124f [17]
Native SCSI adapter on MIPS ARC/R4000 systems from ACER, MIPS and Olivetti
SCSI CD-ROM Drives
------------------
The following CD-ROM drives have been tested with the following
adapters: Adaptec AHA-1542b, AHA-1640 and AHA-1740A; Future Domain
TMC-1670 and TMC-850M; IBM PS/2 Microchannel SCSI Host Adapter (with
cache); UltraStor 24f.
CD-Technology CD Porta-Drive T-3301
CD-Technology CD Porta-Drive T-3401
Chinon CDX-431 [18]
DEC RRD 42-DA
Denonr DRD 253
Hitachir CDR-1750S [19]
IBM 351018
NEC Intersect CDR-73M
NEC Intersect CDR-83M
NEC Intersect CDR-74
NEC Intersect CDR-84
Panasonicr CR-501B [18]
Pioneerr DRM-600 [20]
Sonyr CDU-541 [21]
Sony CDU-6211
Sony CDU-7211
Texel DM-5021 [18]
Toshiba TXM-3201 [18]
Toshiba TXM-3301
Toshiba TXM-3401
Multimedia Audio Adapters
-------------------------
The following audio adapters have undergone preliminary testing.
Creative Labs SoundBlaster(tm) 1.x
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Pro(tm) [26]
Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum [26,27]
Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum-16 [26,27]
Media Vision Thunder Board [26]
Microsoft Windows(tm) Sound System
Native sound adapter on MIPS ARC/R4000 systems from ACER and MIPS
Relavent footnotes (2-21,26,27)
-------------------------------
2 Tested with firmware revisions 3.10 and 3.20.
3 This adapter must be configured for 5 MB/second asynchronous I/O to work
with listed CD-ROM drives from NEC.
4 This adapter must be configured for 5 MB/second asynchronous I/O to work
with listed CD-ROM drives from Chinon, Hitachi and NEC.
5 Tested with Unisys PW2Advantage 3256 (Flemington).
6 To use this adapter, at least one device on the bus must provide
termination power.
7 This adapter does not support 4mm DAT drives.
8 The Maynard SCSI Controller can be used as a general purpose SCSI
controller for all tasks except CD Setup. To install Windows NT with
this adapter, use the WINNT.EXE Setup method.
9 Tested with NCR System 3000 Model 3320 and Compaq Portable 486c.
10 The NCR System 3000 Model 3320 with this SCSI controller does not support
tape backup.
11 Tested with NCR System 3000 Model 3350.
12 This adapter must be configured for asynchronous I/O to work with NEC
Intersect CDR-73(M) and Pioneer DRM-600 CD-ROM drives.
13 This adapter is supported only on IRQ 5.
14 This adapter does not support tape drives.
15 Contact UltraStor for an upgrade if you encounter CD-ROM problems.
16 Contact UltraStor for an upgrade if you encounter tape drive problems.
17 The UltraStor 124f is a RAID controller. It supports hard drives and
removable media drives only.
18 CD audio is not supported on this drive.
19 Soft (recoverable) errors may occur when used with Future Domain 8xx
series adapters.
20 The Adaptec AHA-1640 only supports a single compact disc when used with
this CD-ROM drive.
21 CD Audio is not supported on Sony CD-ROM drives when used with the
Adaptec AHA-1640.
26 Supported in SoundBlaster 1.x emulation mode only.
27 The external MIDI connector on this adapter is not supported.
==========================================================================
37. How do I read an audio cd track as digital data?
Most CD-ROM drives cannot decode audio information. There are
firmware and data path reasons why it doesn't work. The drive
vendors could make drives that allow this feature.
There are only a few drives with the capability to read audio
tracks as data: The AppleCD 300 (which is a Sony 8003), the Sony
CDU-561 and the Toshiba 3401.
For the Toshiba drives, you issue a MODE SELECT command with density
code 0x82 and then all read's with an lba inside a digital audio track
will return 2352 bytes audio samples / block.
There are several ways to read digital audio from Sony CDU 561
and Sony CDU 8003 mechanisms. Note that the technique of merely
setting the density (0x82) using MODE SELECT SCSI command as on
Toshiba 3401s will not work.
Here are three ways to read digital audio Red Book standard
audio track data across the SCSI bus into your computer complete
with all sound processing already performed (For example the
CIRC routine already run and the output is LRLRLR pairs of 16
bit digital audio samples 2352 bytes per CD-ROM block.
Method 1 : READ CD-DA scsi command 0xD8
Byte 0: D8
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