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In article <Bz64Lt.9z1@world.std.com> ferguson@world.std.com (Jon E  
Ferguson) writes:
> When I mount the Jewel of the Matrix CR-ROM, the Workspace refuses to
> show me any of the files.  When I look at it from a terminal window,
> I can get directory listings, but they are messed up: There is no
> ".." directory, instead there is a directory named "?". The rest
> of the files in a directory are all lowercase, and truncated after
> a dozen characters or so.
> 
> The fun part is, if I try to read any of the files in any way, I
> get a system panic.
> 
> At first I though it was just a messed up disk (though I found this hard
> to believe).  Then I tried mounting an old Next Demonstration Software
> CD-ROM (Q3 1991), and as soon as the system mounted it, I got a system
> panic.
> 
> I am able to read my 3.0 and Educational Software Sampler CD-ROMs
> just fine, so I am inclined to believe it has something to do with
> the format of the other two disks (Rock-Ridge extensions perhaps?).
> 
> Has anyone else been having trouble reading specific CD-ROMs?
> Has anyone else ordered the Jewel of the Matrix CD-ROM, and were
> you able to read it?
> 

Yes, and I had no problems at all.

> I'd really love to get this working so I can remove all the stuff on
> my HD which overlaps with the Jewel o' the Matrix.
> 
> -Jon
> 
> ferguson@world.std.com
> "If Casper is a friendly ghost, where did they bury the body of
> Casper the Friendly Dead Kid?"
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