Re: NeXT CDROM on SGI Indigo?

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From: David Lemson
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 05:41

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olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson) writes:

>In <Bxrv7x.M9E.2@cs.cmu.edu> rane+@cs.cmu.edu (Aaron Hughes) writes:
>| Well, the subject pretty much says it all.  Has anyone
>| tried to use a NeXT CDROM drive with SGI's Iris Indigo
>| series? If so, let me know how it turned out.

>If you could tell us what brand and model it is, there might be
>a bit better chance of telling.  Based on conversations with
>a NeXT engineer, I doubt it would work for installing software on
>anything except (maybe!) an r4k Indigo.  It might be usable
>for ISO9660 disks once the system is up if it is a Sony or
>Toshiba drive.

scsimodes reports it's a Sony CDU-541 in its cool black disguise.
(Sorry, I don't have an Indigo to try one out on...)
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