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[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

On Monday 11 August 2008 22:14, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio wrote:
> > Actually I hooked up a SCSI CDROM drive to the A3000 and it didn't
> > come up on the Desktop so I don't know what to do. What I mainly want
> > is a machine I can run 'demos' for old times sake.
>
> A3000 (1990) predated CDROM.  It's certainly not supported natively
> by OS 2.1.

Is was supported.. Just not fully (and natively).  It was seen as 
another "removable media" SCSI device (John can prolly tell ya more) and 
usually needed a filsystem driver file or two.  However most CD-ROMs that 
folks hooked up back then were or the old removable cartridge variant like 
the NECs:
	http://www.biocomp.net/o1628.htm

SO people used them.. they just not really common.


> I'm not sure about OS 3.0 or 3.1, but getting CDROM to 
> work either requires 3rd party drivers or some fiddling with the OS
> 3.x drivers. 

The 3.1 desktop added native CD-ROM support (~1993).

Wow.. that's a trip down memory lane..

Tweeks


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