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- From: kirk.jensen@spacebbs.com (Kirk Jensen)
- Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
- Subject: Which CD-ROM under Unix (
- Message-ID: <4938.1188.uupcb@spacebbs.com>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 07:56:00 GMT
- Distribution: world
- Organization: SPACE BBS - Menlo Park, CA - 10 Lines + 4gB - 415-323-4193
- Reply-To: kirk.jensen@spacebbs.com (Kirk Jensen)
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- WP>I would like to buy a SCSI external CD-ROM unit for my system but I
- WP>don't know which one will work.
- WP>
- WP>I phoned to Sony Italia asking for such a beast but somone explained
- WP>me that there is only one unit they sell. It is the CDU-6211. When I
- WP>asked him whether that unit is compatible with Unix (I'm planning to
- WP>buy a SVR4), he answered: "We sell the CD-ROM in our kit, which
- WP>contains a SCSI adapter for Pc-AT, cables, and Dos device drivers. We
- WP>have never tried to install it on a different OS." (sigh)
- WP>
- WP>Any better experience?
- WP>
- WP>If I have to forget Sony, which one do you recommend for these
- WP>purposes?
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- I would recommend either the Toshiba 3301 or the Hitachi 1750. Both are
- excellent SCSI-II devices, easy to add to a UNIX system. Another choice
- is the NEC multi-spin, but it is not as reliable. The extra transfer rate
- doesn't help all that much with most applications, which are usually
- access time limited. The SONY would be a distant 4th choice.
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