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Re: Setting Up A4000

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From: samdu
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 00:00
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In article <72a1um$117$1@news.indy.net>,
  "Don Romero" <d9090@indy.net> wrote:
>
> Floyd Diebel wrote in message ...
> >Dane S. Udenberg <dsuden@netnet.net> wrote:
>
> >>This covers a number of areas where I am seeking help/advice...
> >>
> >>Assuming an A-4000 class computer...
>
> ....
>
> >>What bout a cd-rom?  Assuming the A-4000 has a scsi port, can you hook a
> >>standard PC style scsi cd unit into it,  or does it require something
> >>more-Amiga-specific?
>
> >a4k has IDE ports, and a standard pc unit will work (but won't fit in the
> >box - doh!).
>
> Sure it will.. I've got a Plextor.. not a bit Amiga specific.  But it is a
> tight squeeze.. in mine the powerplugs to the power supply and CD drive
> overlap and the CD drive has a minisculely slight tilt down.  And there's an
> IDE driver on Aminet that theoretically lets you use CDs with IDE ports.
>
> d.
>
> > -f
> >
> >-----
> >fdiebel@boulez.emrl.com
> >a/v composition and engineering.
>
>

I STRONGLY reccommend CacheCDFS (included in the IDEfix archive)! It's the
only Amiga CDFS that supports the Win95 Joliette format. I had both the other
competitors (not including the brain dead C= thing) hang when accessing discs
made for WIn95. This handles it flawlessly. &#137;

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Subject: Re: Setting Up A4000
Date: 1998/11/10
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