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Started by John R. Galloway
Thu, 11 May 1989 07:22
Is getting a CD rom drive worth it? Whats out there?
Author: John R. Galloway
Date: Thu, 11 May 1989 07:22
Date: Thu, 11 May 1989 07:22
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CD or not to CD? Are those of you that have CD ROM drives (specifically Apples) out there just delighted wtih the vast array of neat stuff available on CDs? Or is it just a sort of neat idea that hasn't caught on yet? Is there a list somewhere of whats available? I flipped through the adds in various Mac mags and didn't see much. How about X (including contrib) on CD, wasn't HP going to press something along these lines? Apple: Any hint as to if/when A/UX will be available on CD? apple!jrg John R. Galloway, Jr. contract programmer, San Jose, Ca These are my views, NOT Apple's, I am a GUEST here, not an employee!!
Re: Is getting a CD rom drive worth it? Whats out there?
Author: Lance Saleme
Date: Thu, 11 May 1989 19:12
Date: Thu, 11 May 1989 19:12
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It was suggested that AUX be put on CD-ROM...is that really possible? Wouldn't it wind up being really slow? How would configuration information be updated? Just curious...it would free up a lot of hard disk space if it were CD-ROM. Lance Saleme [<This .signature left intentionally blank>]
Re: Is getting a CD rom drive worth it? Whats out there?
Author: John R. Galloway
Date: Fri, 12 May 1989 02:37
Date: Fri, 12 May 1989 02:37
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In article <30511@apple.Apple.COM> jaxom@Apple.COM (Lance Saleme) writes: >It was suggested that AUX be put on CD-ROM...is that really possible? Wouldn't it wind up being really slow? How would configuration information be updated? > My suggestion was just to distribute it on CD (i.e. I don't want to get a zillion floppies or a 40SC or an Apple hard disk in order to get A/UX) not to run A/UX from a CD. apple!jrg John R. Galloway, Jr. contract programmer, San Jose, Ca These are my views, NOT Apple's, I am a GUEST here, not an employee!!
Re: Is getting a CD rom drive worth it? Whats out there?
Author: Lance Saleme
Date: Fri, 12 May 1989 17:20
Date: Fri, 12 May 1989 17:20
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>My suggestion was just to distribute it on CD (i.e. I don't want to get a >zillion floppies or a 40SC or an Apple hard disk in order to get A/UX) not >to run A/UX from a CD. >apple!jrg John R. Galloway, Jr. contract programmer, San Jose, Ca > >These are my views, NOT Apple's, I am a GUEST here, not an employee!! Ok, I see now...BUT just for the heck of it, why not use it on CD? The read/ write CDs are out now and have plenty of room. Are they just too slow? How about putting the AUX stuff that isn't used often on a CD (as was suggested in a mail message sent directly to me) like the man pages, games, least used tools? By the way, thanks to those that responded directly. Lance Saleme Peat Marwick / Apple Computer [<These are my views, not KPMG's, not Apple's, etc..whatever.>]
Re: CD ROM and AUX
Author: Bruce Lowerre
Date: Tue, 16 May 1989 15:45
Date: Tue, 16 May 1989 15:45
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In article <30534@apple.Apple.COM>, jrg@Apple.COM (John R. Galloway) writes: > In article <30511@apple.Apple.COM> jaxom@Apple.COM (Lance Saleme) writes: > >It was suggested that AUX be put on CD-ROM...is that really possible? Wouldn't it wind up being really slow? How would configuration information be updated? > > > > My suggestion was just to distribute it on CD (i.e. I don't want to get a > zillion floppies or a 40SC or an Apple hard disk in order to get A/UX) not > to run A/UX from a CD. > apple!jrg John R. Galloway, Jr. contract programmer, San Jose, Ca I have a simple question: Is there a driver available for AUX to read a CD ROM? We have a data base on CD ROM but don't know how to read it under AUX. It can be mounted under Multi-finder but not Finder.
Re: CD ROM and AUX
Author: David W. Berry
Date: Tue, 16 May 1989 17:30
Date: Tue, 16 May 1989 17:30
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In article <30830@apple.Apple.COM> lowerre@Apple.COM (Bruce Lowerre) writes: >I have a simple question: Is there a driver available for AUX to read a >CD ROM? We have a data base on CD ROM but don't know how to read it under >AUX. It can be mounted under Multi-finder but not Finder. As of 1.1 it is possible for A/UX to access the CD-ROM. Remember that A/UX currently can only access Macintosh file systems via hfx or mfs and can't directly interpret high sierra. What this means is that you can either interpret whatever file system is out there yourself, or, if it's an A/UX file system, you can mount it and use it like any other read-only drive. David Opinions: MINE, ALL MINE! (greedy evil chuckle) David W. Berry (A/UX Toolbox Engineer) dwb@apple.com 973-5168@408.MaBell AppleLink: berry1
Re: CD ROM and AUX
Author: Phil Ronzone
Date: Tue, 16 May 1989 18:34
Date: Tue, 16 May 1989 18:34
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In article <30830@apple.Apple.COM> lowerre@Apple.COM (Bruce Lowerre) writes:
>I have a simple question: Is there a driver available for AUX to read a
>CD ROM? We have a data base on CD ROM but don't know how to read it under
>AUX. It can be mounted under Multi-finder but not Finder.
Hmmm, yeah, 1.1 supports CD ROM. And PROBABLY HFX will handle the HFS
filesystem on the CD ROM. You can be the first on the block ...
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