Linux and Portable CD-ROM Disk

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From: Richard Jenkins
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 00:00

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Hi there folks...

In the latest cattle-dogs friendly richard has an external CD-ROM
advertised.  It connects through the parallel port and allows for
the transportation of a CD-ROm between machines.  Perfect for
loading Linux onto new machines I would think!

Has anyone used it for this purpose and is it supported under any
of the latest Linux releases?  The cattle-dog number is X-Ray 2593
and it is described as "Back Pack 4X External CD-ROM with 16-bit
sound".

At $449 it is dearer than any internal CD-ROM, but the virtue of
portability makes it look attractive.  What do you think?


Richard Jenkins
rjenkins@pcug.org.au

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From: rjenkins@rjenkins.pcug.org.au (Richard Jenkins)
Subject: Linux and Portable CD-ROM Disk
Date: 1997/03/06
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