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glynnr@inforamp.net (Glynn Richardson) writes:

>I'd like to purchase an external cd-rom to use between my 486dx-33 desktop
>and my 386sx-25 laptop.  

>A few questions i'd like to know the answers to before hand are:

>[1] whats the difference betweena scsi and a parallel cd-rom?
The parallel interface is slower.  You can chain multiple devices on a
scsi port.

>    are there benefits to a scsi cdrom over a parallel?
You might also find the scsi cdrom to be cheaper than parallel,
unfortunately you'll that scsi drives are more expensive than IDE.  I paid
$330 (aus) for a 4x drive, and $340 for the pcmcia scsi card.  I also run a
zip drive off the scsi port so i had to get the scsi anyway.

>[2] with such bottom of the line computers would the speed(4X, or greater) 
>    of the cdrom matter much one way or the other? 
Maybe not, 600kps should be possible over parallel.

>[3] is there anything else of imporatnce that i should know?
You should make sure you've got an ECP or EPP parallel port -- they run faster
than the standard parallel port.


::simon