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In article <1993Sep30.173144.4700@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>, int877w@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (William Fang) writes:
>  (cscks@luxury.latrobe.edu.au) wrote:
> : 	I just ordered Cset++, the CDrom version, now I need a cdrom drive
> : for it, I've got it down to two choices, the cheapest, of a Mitsumi or
> : a Panasonic MultiSpin. Now I need some advice on which has the best
> : driver support and which is better, faster etc.
> 
> I think the Panasonic plugs directly into an ISA slot.  The Mitsumi

the panasonic has a proprietary bus connection also.
(or at least the non-multispin ones did)

> requires a scsi connector.  A multispin drive will get at least 300KB

not at all ... the Mitsumi has a proprietary bus connector. I've been told
that you _can_ however, connect it to a soundblaster with a CD interface
and it works.

this would mean, in theory, that you could use the soundblaster CD drivers
for OS/2 if you connected your Mitsumi to your SB

> per second transfers.  If the Mitsumi is not a multispin, then it will
> only transfer 150KB/sec.

mitsumi will be coming out with a multispin drive in the future. but for now,
if the panasonic has DRIVER SUPPORT then it would be a much better drive.

after using an NEC multispin drive (CDR74 & CDR84) and then going to a
150 kbs drive ... it's bad news! ... remember you're sacrificing 1/2 the
speed!

> 
> Please note, I'm not 100% sure, probably only 50% sure about the
> ISA and scsi bits ;-)

personally I'd go for an NEC any day over a mitsumi or panasonic.

regards, David