Can a Sun CD-ROM drive be used on a VAX?

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From: Peter Scott
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1991 15:00

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The subject says it all.  Hypothesize the existence of suitable cabling to
plug a Sun CD-ROM into a VAX running VMS.  Can I play the DEC distribution
CDs on the drive and have the VAX think it's okay?

This is news.  This is your       |    Peter Scott, NASA/JPL/Caltech
brain on news.  Any questions?    |    (pjs@euclid.jpl.nasa.gov)

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Subject: Can a Sun CD-ROM drive be used on a VAX?
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