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- From: smbrush@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (Andy Brush @Sverdrup)
- Subject: Re: CD Technology, Inc. "discount" offer
- Message-ID: <16NOV199212185734@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov>
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- Date: 16 Nov 1992 12:18 EST
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- In article <BxtG1t.JMt@apollo.hp.com>, ced@APOLLO.HP.COM (Carl Davidson) writes...
- [stuff removed]
- >My questions to anyone who may have already ordered and received shipment are:
- >
- > 1. Did Alberto mis-speak when he quoted the model number
- > of the Future Domain adapter?
- No... I got an FD-850-MEX, according to what's printed on the adapter card
- > 2. Do they really ship something like the Future Domain TMC1670,
- > which generally goes for between $159 and $179?
- No, and they would not as an extra-cost option, when I asked them to
- > 3. Did what you got from CD Tech. work?
- Yes
- > 4. Do you have any other comments on the experience?
- They included a short SCSI cable, a terminator, and DOS and MAC CDROM
- drivers. They TOLD me that the kit included new OS/2 drivers, but it does
- not. Fortunately, the FD8XX.ADD from the GA release works with the CD beta.
- The external version is in a small case with a separate power supply which
- is rather large.
- >
- Andrew S. Brush | SMBRUSH@LIMS01.lerc.nasa.gov
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