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From: dittman@skitzo.dseg.ti.com (Eric Dittman)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Always IN-2000:  Keep or return?
Date: 20 Jan 93 20:57:01 CDT
Organization: Texas Instruments Component Test Facility

I just bought an Always IN-2000 SCSI controller card
as it was guaranteed to work with the IDE controller
I already had installed.  Now, I've heard from other
people that some other SCSI controllers for PC clones
will work with IDE controllers as well.

Since I have 30 days to return the card, and my options
aren't as limited as I thought, I'd like to ask if I
should keep the IN-2000 or exchange it for something
else.

Does anyone have any opinions?

Thanks.
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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: peterson@choctaw.csc.ti.com (Bob Peterson)
Subject: Re: AHA 1542A vs. 1542B
Reply-To: peterson@csc.ti.com
Organization: Texas Instruments
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:03:07 GMT

In article <1993Jan25.105956.11567@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE>, gadenz@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Alexander Gadenz) writes:
|> 
|> Can anybody out there please tell me, what's the different of a AHA 1542A and a 
|> AHA 1542B.
|> 
|> Are there any problems using the 1542A?
|> Are there any features of the 1542B witch are not included in the 1542A?
|> Can I use the ASPI4DOS with the 1542A?

  I've run a 1542A for the last couple of years.  The controller
currently drives two 330MB drives, a Pioneer DRM-600 6-disk CD-ROM
jukebox, and an Archive Viper 2150 tape drive.

  The A will NOT support >1GB drives under DOS, and is SCSI I.  Adaptec
software supports the A, including the current ASPI4DOS and ASPIDISK
drivers.

  The B will support >1GB drives (with a pair of revised ROMs), and is
(I believe) SCSI II.

|> Alex

    Bob
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From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Pioneer DRM-600 Upgrade comments?
Date: 26 Jan 93 23:22:06 GMT
Organization: is sometimes desirable

In article <0105015D.og5hek@phngnc.Phonogenic.COM>, Bill Keenan writes:

> revision level to 0804. After the upgrade, the DRM-600 will have the
> same transfer rate as most CD-ROM (150KB/s or so). I do not believe
> that the average access time is improved.

Why is the transfer rate so low for this drive?  I've seen it quoted at
173 KB/s while I've seen several other drives quoted at 2 or 3 times faster.


                                                Jim Pritchett


UUCP:  rwsys.lonestar.org!caleb!jdp
 or    utacfd.uta.edu!rwsys!caleb!jdp
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: colella@emav51.webo.dg.com (Wayne Colella)
Subject: SCSI spec via ftp?
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 16:44:59 GMT
Organization: Data General Corporation, Westboro, MA

Is there a machine somewhere out there from which I could ftp a
SCSI (preferably SCSI-2) spec?

Thanks in advance.

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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: mtichy@fraser.sfu.ca (Martin Tichy)
Subject: Re: You will be terminated!
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:44:33 GMT

> Can active terminators be used with SCSI-I devices?  Are they
> available in plug in form (50 IDC or Centronix connectors) now?
> Where?
 
Sorry, I just started following this thread.  What is active
termination?
From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Noise like a seek coming from new scsi hard drive.
Date: 25 Jan 93 12:52:31 GMT
Followup-To: comp.periphs.scsi
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

In article <1330@alsys1.aecom.yu.edu>, manaster@yu1.yu.edu (Chaim Manaster) writes:
> Anybody seen this before???
> Is this potentially serious? Is there some line on the controller
> card being improperly triggered every so often??

  This is probably a "sweep cycle", designed to keep the heads from sitting
idle over one part of the disk for extended periods.

	Terry Kennedy		Operations Manager, Academic Computing
	terry@spcvxa.bitnet	St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA
	terry@spcvxa.spc.edu	+1 201 915 9381
From: tp923021@jarrah.canberra.edu.au (ben elliston)
Sender: gateway@f262.n620.z3.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: NEC CD-ROM on OS/2
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:47:01

Organization: Compact Solutions, Canberra ACT Australia

Has anyone successfully installed an NEC CDR-74 on an OS/2 1.3 server?

If so, I'd LIKE to hear from you! :-)

Thanks.

Cheers, Ben

Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: tcstden@teal.csn.org (Brook W. Reams)
Subject: Single-ended/Differential Converters
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 20:17:07 GMT

I would be interested in actual operating experience with "converters" that
can be used to change single-ended SCSI to differential (and I assume, vice
versa).  Please responde to my email address and I will republish the results.

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From: chen@speed.uucp (Lilei Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Problem with EXABYTE tape drive
Keywords: EXABYTE 8mm tape drive
Date: 22 Jan 93 16:44:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: das.1993Jan22.164453.18858
Organization: Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University

We have five EXABYTE 8mm tape drives here and all of them can only store
about 500Mb on a 112m tape which is supposed to be able to hold more than
2GB according to the manual.  I have checked this carefully with a whole
bunch of tapes and on both PC and VAX, and the result is always the same.
I called EXABYTE and they have no idea about the possible cause.  So I am
asking the net, if anyone has encountered similar problems and knows how
to fix the problem.  Either post and e-mail are fine.  E-mail please send
to xue@cfaft5.harvard.edu.  Thanks.

Jim
Xref: sparky comp.periphs.scsi:6751 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:37418 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:17183
From: lammers@mitra.com (John E. Lammers)
Subject: Question - many SCSI devices on a bus
Reply-To: lammers@mitra.com (John E. Lammers)
Organization: Mitra Imaging Inc.
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:44:10 GMT

We have an application which would require connecting up to 40
SCSI optical disk drives to a single Sun Sparcstation.  How can
this be accomplished?

Please direct replies to lammers@mitra.com

Thank you!
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Mitra Inc., Waterloo, ON, Canada (519) 746-2900
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: koenig@nova.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de (Harald Koenig)
Subject: How to use DC300 tapes in a QIC150 streamer?
Organization: TAT (Theoretical Astrophysics Tuebingen), U. of Tuebingen, FRG
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:43:01 GMT

Hi,

I have some old DC300 type tapes which I want wo use (write) with my
QIC-150 streamer (Tandberg TDC 3600). 

Is there any chance? 

I checked the holes at begin of tape (BOT) and found that hole pattern
is the same on DC300 and DC600 but the last hole (at BOT towards EOT)
on DC300 tapes has a smaller diameter. Is this THE? only difference
between DC300 and DC600 (not regarding diffs in magnetic material).

Would it be possible to enlarge this hole so that the tape will be
detected as DC600?

Thanks for any info,
Harald

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 Congratulations!  If AT&T wins its suit against BSDI, you've guaranteed that
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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: poenisch@Wirtschaft.TU-Chemnitz.DE (Jens Poenisch)
Subject: Micropolis 2112 & FASST 7000
Organization: University of Technology Chemnitz, FRG
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:12:36 GMT

Has anyone some experience with the HD Micropolis 2112 and the FASST-7000
SCSI controller?
I have one of such drive, but no docs, and the controller detects seven
identically drives. It is no possible to connect second drive.
Which are the correct jumper settings?
Thanks, Jens
From: jclark@access.digex.com (Jamie H. Clark)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: backup/driver software needed for 1542B and Exabyte 8200
Date: 25 Jan 1993 09:55:18 -0500
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.com
Summary: backup/driver software needed for 1542B and Exabyte 8200
Keywords: 1542 exaybte adaptec scsi 8200 backup

I have Adaptec 1542B and Exabyte 8200 (2.3GB 8mm) tape drive, where can I get
the backup/driver software? (tar would be fine for me)

	Jamie
From: sdavis@laforge.ksc.nasa.gov (Steve Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: SCSI-2 Spec. via ftp?
Date: 25 Jan 93 21:04:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: dale.1993Jan25.210457.9607
Organization: NASA


  This is supposedly a FAQ, but I've seen no FAQ list in this group.

  Is there a copy of the SCSI-2 specification, revision 10h, via ftp?


Thanks,

Steve
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From: tanm@seneca.bst.rochester.edu (Martin Tanner)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: cd rom info
Date: 22 Jan 93 14:05:39 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

Hi,

Does anyone have any information on the pros and cons of the
Fusion 16 cd-rom vs the NEC CDR-74?  Any comments would
be appreciated.  Please e-mail to me- I will summarize for the
net.

Thanks
Martin
From: insom@galaxy.ucr.edu (Chris Ulrich)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: QIC-02 <--> SCSI bridge boards?
Summary: What are the options?
Date: 24 Jan 93 01:28:55 GMT
Organization: University of California, Riverside


  What bridge boards are available to translate QIC-02 to
SCSI?  I know about the MT-02, but I do not know if it is 
a QIC-02 <--> SCSI  or QIC-36 <--> SCSI.
  The crux of my question is this: I have an Archive QIC-02,
a QIC-02 controller card (Emerald, not supported by anyone
or anything except its old dos based software) and an 
Adaptec 1542a.  I want to use the tape drive under OS/2 and
linux, but neither have drivers for the emerald card.  Should
I go out and buy an everex QIC-02 card, or are there bridge
boards available?
  Those people with large amounts of mental lint related to
pre-integrated SCSI are welcome to step forward and demonstrate
their vast knowledge.
  Oh, on a slightly related topic, what ESDI <--> SCSI 
bridges are around, and which are the best?  ESDI disks are
pretty cheap these days, used.
thanks,
chris
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From: smyers.s@applelink.apple.com (Scott Smyers)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Noise like a seek coming from new scsi hard drive.
Date: 26 Jan 93 17:54:24 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.


The noise you hear is most likely not a problem.  Occasionally, some
disks decide to do a thermal recalibration, which means that they do full
stroke seeks just to make sure they're getting from point A to point B
reliably and with a known repeatability.  Your description sounds like
that's what your drive is doing.

Some drives do this more often than others, and some almost never do it. 
Doing a thermal recalibration doesn't necessarily mean that the drive has
heated up or cooled down since the last time it was done.  I too have a
drive that does this periodically, but all drives of the same type
generally have the same behavior on this.

Scott Smyers
Apple Computer
From: davis@chem.canterbury.ac.nz (John Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: QIC-02 <--> SCSI bridge boards?
Date: 24 Jan 93 21:28:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: cantua.C1DnnD.2DM
Reply-To: davis@chem.canterbury.ac.nz
Organization: Chem Dept, Uni of Canty, Chch, New Zealand
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]

David Dix (dgd@kcbbs.gen.nz) wrote:

> I don't know of any other ESDI<->SCSI bridge controllers

there's also the Emulex md21 (esdi-scsi, supports two drives), someone
else mentioned the md24 which is also esdi-scsi, but meant to support
up to 4 drives

> the 4520A
> can apparently connect two ESDI drives but I have never been able to
> figure out how this works as simply connecting a second esdi drive
> (I tried a 150meg NEC esdi) does nothing - ie the 1542b did not
> recognise that the NEC was connected to the 4520.

on the md21 the first drive appears as lun 0, the 2nd as lun 1 - could
well be the same as the adaptec. If your host adaptor doesn't support
luns you could have problems accessing the 2nd drive.

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From: mark@deepspace.ucsb.edu (Mark Lim)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: STD-->SCSI interface manufacturers
Date: 26 Jan 93 19:32:47 GMT
Organization: Astophysics-UCSB

Does anyone know the names and phone #s of STD manufacturers who make SCSI
controller cards that use the full interrupt 13 protocol and the AMPRO/SCSI
interrupt 13 extensions?  E-mail would be appreciated.  Thanks.
From: hakanl@lulea.trab.se (H}kan Lennest}l)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Wangtek 5099 ?
Keywords: Wangtek
Date: 25 Jan 93 15:38:50 GMT
Organization: Telia Research AB, Aurorum 6, 951 75 Lulea, Sweden
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 + PL8]

Hello out there !

I would like to get some technical info on the Wangtek 5099 1/4" 
tape streamer.
I think I saw something on the net a couple of months ago but I did
not then possess such a beast (as I do now)...
I would like to know about straps, custom scsi commands and such.

Thanks in advance!

/H}kan
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From: gallersd@picasso.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Rainer Gallersdoerfer)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Installation of Exabyte 8205 on SUNs
Date: 28 Jan 1993 11:54:36 GMT
Organization: University of Aachen, W-Germany
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: kokoschka.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
Keywords: Exabyte


Hello,

we've got an Exabyte 8205 for our SUNs running SunOS4.1.3, but we can't store more than 3GB using 'dump'.

So I'm wondering whether I installed it correctly. I did this:

Modified '/usr/sys/scsi/targets' by adding:

{
        "Exabyte EXB-8205 8mm Helical Scan", 16, "EXABYTE EXB-8205",
        ST_TYPE_EXABYTE, 1024,
        (ST_VARIABLE | ST_BSF | ST_BSR | ST_LONG_ERASE | ST_KNOWS_EOD),
        5000, 5000,
        { 0x14, 0x90, 0x00, 0x00 },
        {  0, 0, 0, 0 }
},

Built a new kernel and installed it.

Used the command 'dump 0bdsf 80 54000 6000 /dev/nrst9 ....'

Can we get more on one tape, if yes how ?


Thanks in advance

RAINER


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Informatik V
Ahornstr. 55
5100 Aachen

gallersd@informatik.rwth-aachen.de
Tel 0241/80-21515 Fax 0241/80-21529
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From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Is ST4766N a good SCSI drive ?
Date: 26 Jan 93 22:33:30 GMT
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

In article <V64XXB1w165w@bsc.guild.org>, peters@bsc.guild.org (Peter Sleggs) writes:
> Is the ST4766N a good drive ?
> Any known problems with this drive ? reliability ?

  I've had one for over a year with no problems. Compared to the Maxtor 8760S
it's a big improvement. However, I would point out that it's a bit big and slow
compared with today's drives. You could get the same capaciity in a 3.5" unit
or get 1.2Gb in a 5.25" unit for about the same price.

  If you're buying it used, the way the drive was handled/used is far more
important than any original "quality" issues, though.

	Terry Kennedy		Operations Manager, Academic Computing
	terry@spcvxa.bitnet	St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA
	terry@spcvxa.spc.edu	+1 201 915 9381
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: hardtwst@cs.montana.edu (Tony Ackerman)
Subject: Need an Adaptec 1542 adapter!
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, MSU, Bozeman Mt 59717
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 11:58:01 GMT

Hello everyone,

Please excuse me if this is inappropriate for this newsgroup, but it is the only
newsgroup on our server that addresses SCSI.  

I'll be purchasing a new system in the very near future with intent of running
BSD386.  I plan on purchasing a 486-xx EISA/VL bus system with all the other
goodies.   My understanding is that the "safest" SCSI interface adapter for BSD
is the Adaptec 1542.   

Does anybody have such an adapter that they wish to sell?  Please respond via 
email. 

Thanks for the bandwidth!

Tony Ackerman
hardtwst@cs.montana.edu
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: peter@Schultz.ON.CA (Peter Roeser)
Subject: Re: Using datio with HP DAT Drive?
Organization: S-S Technologies Inc.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 16:37:47 GMT

I am using datio for HP9000/700 and have no problems with
my backup of about 700k using a similar backup command.

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From: wjk@Phonogenic.COM (Bill Keenan)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Pioneer DRM-600 Upgrade comments?
Date: 24 Jan 93 16:47:26 GMT
Reply-To: wjk@Phonogenic.COM (Bill Keenan)
Organization: Phonogenic Systems Corporation
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v1


In article <1993Jan23.205413.16166@softwords.bc.ca> (comp.periphs.scsi), jmacphai@cue.bc.ca (James MacPhail) writes:
> 
> I have a Pioneer DRM-600 (six disk CD-ROM changer).
> I recently asked a retailer if there was an upgrade to the
> DRM-604 (model # is something like that...) which is 
> supposedly a lot faster (bigger buffer, double speed?).

The DRM-604 is a 600KB/s transfer unit. The access time goes UP a
little in the high transfer mode. The ROM to ROM change time dropped a
little 7s -> 5s.

> 
> Short answer was no, can't get there from here, but there is
> some kind of an upgrade for the DRM-600 that improves its 
> performance. He said it was about $200 and required the unit
> be returned for a board swap or rom upgrade or something.

There is a firmware upgrade which is user installable. I bought it from
Relax (510-471-6112) from $67.60. This firmware will change the
revision level to 0804. After the upgrade, the DRM-600 will have the
same transfer rate as most CD-ROM (150KB/s or so). I do not believe
that the average access time is improved.

> 
> Does anyone have any details about this upgrade? The retailer
> didn't know what effect it had, only that they had some
> "happy customers."
> 
> I'd like to know what aspect of the performance is improved,
> and if it would be better to sell the box and buy a DRM-604
> instead. For all I know, it is a bug fix and doesn't speed
> anything up.

I wouldn't think too much about the DRM-604 for "a while." The lead
time on the units is still "way high", so there won't be much give in
the price. Should be a very nice unit, but Pioneer needs some
competition from 2 or 3 other vendors (NEC, Toshiba, Sony ya'll
listening).

> 
> Thanks for your time.
> 
> James MacPhail  jmacphai@cue.bc.ca  james@mirg2.phy.queensu.ca
> 
> P.S. Anyone want a 6 disk changer for their server/BBS?
> 

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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: etorwi@guinness.etn.ericsson.se (Raymond A. Wiker (9482))
Subject: Info sought on Conner CP3200F
Organization: Ericsson Telecom AS
Distribution: comp
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 08:30:37 GMT


	I've just bought a Conner CP3200F at what seemed like a good
price, but the drive turned up without any documentation... When I
phoned the people I bought it from, they were astonished when they
heard that I was going to use it for a non-PC (i.e, a computer. A PC
is a non-computer...) They were selling the drives to people who were
going to use them as the *only* SCSI device in a PC system, and hence
would not have any need to change the device address...

	The information I require is what the various strapping
options are, or at least what pins do I strap to set the SCSI id. It
seems to be set up to use SCSI id 0 (or mask 0000 0001), but I want to
use it as id 1 (mask 0000 0010).

	Please reply by e-mail, as that would probably be the fastest
way for me to get the information.

	AtDhVaAnNkCsE,

	//Raymond.
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From: smyers.s@applelink.apple.com (Scott Smyers)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: (FAQ) Has the SCSI 2 draft been accepted?
Date: 21 Jan 93 20:46:41 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.


Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
From: THOGER@bg1.hbg.hydro.no (Terje Thoegersen)
Subject: Re: 1542B and Tape access
Organization: Norsk Hydro, Hydro Data
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 18:57:42 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.11

In <1993Jan19.191147.16405@ico.isc.com> timhu@ico.isc.com writes:

> > provides.  Is it possible that the ASPIBIN software requires the
> > ASW-310 drivers?  If so, I couldn't find where it is stated that.
> 
> The ASW-310 is the SYTOS backup software (I think). I contains some
> drivers, but ASPIBIN (GNUtar for DOS) doesn't need it. I have an 1542
> and GNUtar for DOS works just fine.

Yes, both the GNU tar's for DOS work with a QIC tape, but they
screw up on a Exabyte by defaulting to 512 byte blocks instead of 1k.

Andreas Kaiser's GNU tar for OS/2 2.0 works great with my Exabyte, since
it correctly implements block-size. I wish some programmer could port
the OS/2 tar back to DOS...

  -Terje


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From: higgins@tanne.uni-paderborn.de (Frank Westheider)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Looking for Raw-Read SCSI-Tapes
Date: 24 Jan 93 15:09:25 GMT
Organization: Universitaet Paderborn, Germany
NNTP-Posting-Host: tanne.uni-paderborn.de

Hi Folks !

I`m looking for a DOS-Program to get a Tape-Image from a tape.
I use the Adaptec-Driver but don`t know how to manage this.
Please help


  Greetings

     Frank (higgins@uni-paderborn.de)
From: tp923021@jarrah.canberra.edu.au (ben elliston)
Sender: gateway@f262.n620.z3.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: cd rom info
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:45:00

Organization: Compact Solutions, Canberra ACT Australia

 > Does anyone have any information on the pros and cons
 > of the
 > Fusion 16 cd-rom vs the NEC CDR-74?  Any comments

I assume the Fusion 16 CD-ROM would be a Sony unit (ie. 150k/sec transfer rates).

The NEC uses double-rotation technology to push 300k/sec on reads.

Cheers, Ben

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