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Article #1239Re: NeXT CDROM on SGI Indigo?
From: Dave Olson
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 07:26
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 07:26
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In <Bxsnu9.Bo2@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) 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...)
There is a reasonably good chance that it will work with
the ISO 9660 code then, but no gaurantees.
It is unlikely to work for software installation.
--
Let no one tell me that silence gives consent, | Dave Olson
because whoever is silent dissents. | Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Maria Isabel Barreno | olson@sgi.com
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.sgi Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!sgiblab!sgigate!sgi!fido!zola!zuni!anchor!olson From: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson) Subject: Re: NeXT CDROM on SGI Indigo? Message-ID: <se2el5s@zuni.esd.sgi.com> Sender: news@zuni.esd.sgi.com (Net News) Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA References: <Bxrv7x.M9E.2@cs.cmu.edu> <sdjtdnk@zuni.esd.sgi.com> <Bxsnu9.Bo2@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 07:26:34 GMT Lines: 24