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From: ebupaf@ebu.ericsson.se (Pat Fargo 6266)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: PC Multimedia Board
Date: 13 Oct 92 12:45:38 GMT
Reply-To: ebupaf@ebu.ericsson.se
Organization: Ericsson Business Communications, Inc.
X-Disclaimer: This article was posted by a user at Ericsson.
              The opinions expressed are strictly those of the
              user and not necessarily those of Ericsson.

A friend of mine is trying to determine the market for
a PC multimedia board. It support Windows, and allows for
the capture, and modification of video images. It is VGA
compatible, and has a standard set of function for image
modification (color, rotation, etc). Are there many
products like this on the market? Other than the obvious
applications, how else could they be used. All responses
would be greatly appreciated. 

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				Anaheim, California
Organization: K.U.Leuven - Academic Computing Center
Date: Thursday, 15 Oct 1992 13:47:53 +01
From: Peter Arien <LAAAA43@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be>
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: CD-ROM on Mac AND PC

A friend of mine has Macs and PCs and would like to use a cd-rom
on both (not at the same time, not in a network).

Could anyone tell me what he needs on the Mac and on the PC
to make this work? That is : what does he need to be able to just
plug the cd-rom out of the Mac, into the PC and start using it there
(probably after rebooting).

Thanks.
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From: 2719weberj@vms.csd.mu.edu (Joe Weber)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Successor to NEC CDR-74...
Date: 15 Oct 1992 01:25:36 GMT
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
Reply-To: 2719weberj@vms.csd.mu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsd.csd.mu.edu

In article <3088@news.cerf.net>, xontech@cerf.net (Bruce B. Lacey) writes:
>I tried place an order for an NEC CDR-74 today (10/12/92) only to be told 
>that NEC has discontinued the CDR-74 model and that they will be 
>announcing a new drive on the 22nd.  Does anyone know the details?  Will 
>the new drive be offered with the bundle that currently comes with the 
>CDR-74?  I am anxious to get a high-performance CD-ROM drive and would 
>greatly appreciate any inputs regarding this matter.  In addition, if 
>anyone can suggest a drive other than the NEC CDR-74 (for a use with a 
>Macintosh Quadra 700)-- I'm all ears as Ross Perot would say.
>

Ok, 1st I am not sure why you couldn't get the CDR-74, as I understand it
most places still have a lot in stock.  However, the new drive is 
called simply the CDR-74M.  The only difference (at least according to
tech support ) is that the drive has been certified as being multimedia
compatable.  As I understand it this is NOT a multisession Photo-cd
player yet, however this may be wrong.  I did talk with a NEC engineer
last week though, and he told me that NEC is pushing back the date at
which it expects to have the upgrade chips to alow multisession on
current drives.

As far as the bundle goes, you are out of luck there.  Again, I am not
sure why you couldn't get one already, because the place I work
for Impulse Computing has already gotten a few of these babys in.  Any way,
NEC completely redid the galler bundels.  The new stuff includes
completely different software, and is available with an OEM version
of the Proaudio Spectrum plus.  It seems like an obvious lacking to me
to use the Plus rather than the 16, but hey, who am I to talk?  

Ok if you are interested, I can e-mail you the actual titles in the
new packages, but to save band width I will not now.

JOE

2719weberj@vms.csd.mu.edu

Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: sytang@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Shoou-yu tang)
Subject: Sony BBS number? and questions
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 06:49:48 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523

 Does anyone has Sony's BBS number and tech. support number?
 Also how to install the sony_cdu.sys in the config.sys, how to use the mscdx?
 Thank you.
 Tang
 sytang@lamar.colostate.edu
From: jamie@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU (Jamie Andrew Atkinson)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Trantor T100 Host Adaptor Drivers
Date: 13 Oct 92 00:57:58 GMT
Organization: University of Melbourne, Australia

I have a Trantor T100 Host Adaptor with version 4.1 Software drivers
and am unable to get Windows 3.1 working with it. I have been told
that I will need Version 4.33d or later of the software for windows to
work. Does anybody have these drivers, do they cost?, can someone post
them to me please please pretty please......

Thanks in advance...


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Xref: sparky alt.cd-rom:3605 comp.os.msdos.programmer:9847
From: bytey@werple.apana.org.au (Chris Hames)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: CDROM.SYS or similar source code ?
Date: 12 Oct 92 14:47:11 GMT
Organization: werple public-access UNIX, Melbourne
NNTP-Posting-Host: werple.apana.org.au


     Is there any CDROM drivers source code available ?   I beleive
microsoft supply CDROM producers who license their CDROM extensions with
source to sample drivers.  But I don't want to license($?) the extensions just
write a driver.  I won't go into the situation but let me say there is no
current driver that will meet my needs.

     If there aren't any, how about source code to similar MSDOS device
drivers ?

Thanks,

-- 
Chris Hames
Internet: bytey@werple.apana.org.au               FidoNet: 3:633/353
From: oliversp@cnsvax.uwec.edu
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Help! CDROM with ESDI?
Date: 10 Oct 92 16:23:02 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

I run a BBS with ESDI hard drive...I am looking into adding one of these new
cheaper CD Roms...Do I need to get one that will work with ESDI?
Xref: sparky alt.cd-rom:3704 comp.os.os2.programmer:5720
From: gregb@gout.austin.ibm.com
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,comp.os.os2.programmer
Subject: Re: os/2 cd-rom driver
Date: 16 Oct 92 00:02:05 GMT
Reply-To: gregb@pro-lep.cts.com
Organization: IBM, Austin
News-Software: IBM OS/2 PM RN (NR/2) v0.14a by O. Vishnepolsky and R. Rogers

In  <D17NsB3w165w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>  joec@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (joseph cossette) writes:
>
>No. OS/2 v2.0 only supports CD-ROM's via SCSI adapters. I've been
>entertaining the thought of writing some non-SCSI drivers, starting with
>the $200 special from DAK. Is anyone out there interested? If there is
>enough interest I might take on the project.

I thought the DAK drive was SCSI, and it was a BSR made by Sony, and as
such had drivers out (the new ones).  I thought this was discussed
over on comp.os.os2.misc a few weeks ago.
__________________________________________________________
Greg Bryant                                 (512) 795-0323
Delta Music Systems                             Austin, TX
INET: gregb@pro-lep.cts.com
ARPA: wixer!pro-lep!gregb@cs.utexas.edu
Just consulting.   Not an employee.   Not representing IBM
Xref: sparky alt.cd-rom:3591 rec.photo:17729
From: gloster@INFERENCE.COM ("", Vance M. Gloster)
Subject: CDROM.SYS or similar source code ?
Reply-To: "(Vance M. Gloster)" <gloster@INFERENCE.COM>
Organization: FUNET-NGW
Distribution: alt
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 01:04:55 GMT

       Is there any CDROM drivers source code available ?   I beleive
  microsoft supply CDROM producers who license their CDROM extensions with
  source to sample drivers.  But I don't want to license($?) the extensions just
  write a driver.  I won't go into the situation but let me say there is no
  current driver that will meet my needs.

       If there aren't any, how about source code to similar MSDOS device
  drivers ?

I do not know of any sample CD-ROM driver code that is available.  You
need to get the MSCDEX detailed documentation, which is available on
CICA.  The latest version I have seen there is the documentation for
MSCDEX 2.1, but this should work for 2.2 as well.  Sample non-CD-ROM
driver code examples can be found in _Advanced_MS-DOS_Programming_ (a
book) by Ray Duncan, published by Microsoft Press.  Between the two
you should have pretty much all you need, except the documentation of
the card you will be writing the driver for.

-Vance Gloster
 gloster@inference.com
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: clayb@county.lmt.mn.org (Clay Babcock)
Subject: Re: Windows 3.1 Programmer's Doc onBooks on CD-ROM??
Organization: LaserMaster R&D, Minneapolis, MN  USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 01:12:20 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.114058.389@unixland.natick.ma.us> cfw@unixland.natick.ma.us (Christopher Wroten) writes:
>From: cfw@unixland.natick.ma.us (Christopher Wroten)
>Subject: Windows 3.1 Programmer's Doc onBooks on CD-ROM??
>Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 11:40:58 GMT

>Does anyone know if Microsoft or some other company has the Microsoft
>Windows 3.1 Programmer's Reference Series (8 books I think) on CD-ROM?

>Thanks!

>Christopher Wroten
>cfw@unixland.natick.ma.us

Yes,  And it is the deal of a lifetime!

Call 800-227-4679 ext.11771

This is the phone number of the Microsoft Developers Network.  They have
a CD with the SDK, DDK, Petzold, DOS, C7, MSJ, knowlage base, and more
(240+ Meg) on a Windows 3.1 based viewer.  Too many cool things to mention
here. A MUST HAVE for any person remotely serious about Windows programming.

Clay
From: jdz1@Ra.MsState.Edu (John D. Zitterkopf)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Caching a CD-ROM...
Summary: Is it possible?
Keywords: Caching, CDROM
Date: 11 Oct 92 20:14:46 GMT
Organization: Mississippi State University

Hi,
	I freind of mine recently purchase a >800mS CDROM for his PC for 
$219. He will be using this CDROM on a BBS with the SIMTEL20 CDROM in it.
Since he will not be switching the cdrom very often. Would a Cacheing
program like HYPERDISK be usefull for speeding up his drive? I know that
PC-CACHE and SMARTDRIVE will proably not work becuse they seem to some how
detect if the drive is a HD or not. But I seem to remember seeing references
to HYPERDISK allowing a person to Cache a FD. How does the system reconize
the CDROM? I don't have a CD-ROM as of yet, BUT I do plan on getting one soon.

	Please feel free to post here if your comments would be of general 
Interest. But, please also send me a copy. 

Many, 
	Many, 
		Thanks...
John

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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: J.Beech@SCP.AC.UK (Julian Beech)
Subject: Photo CD
Reply-To: Julian Beech <J.Beech@SCP.AC.UK>
Organization: Sheffield Hallam University
Distribution: alt
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 10:22:01 GMT

Well folks,
            I have just got my first photo cd back and I can only say
MY WIFE (who hates computers) is really impressed and I am very
pleased with the results.  I intend to purchase a multi-session drive
soon + Kodaks Access software and then import images to my PC to
start producing interactive books on HD 3.5 disk's.


                        Julian (Joules) Beech
                     Sheffield Hallam University


P.s For half the price of a decent colour scanner you can now get a
    Photo CD setup that just blows it away...

           Don't Slag it Support it...
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,comp.periphs.scsi
From: jbradfor@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jeffrey Bradford)
Subject: Re: Which (inexpensive) SCSI CD-ROM to buy?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 92 03:34:49 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.160313.18056@nb.rockwell.com> wade@nb.rockwell.com (Wade Guthrie) writes:
>
>
>I want to buy a CD-ROM for my PC. I have an Adaptec 1542B SCSI controller (I
>figured that SCSI would be more compatible with a possible future upgrade to
>UNIX than adding a CD-ROM to my soundblaster pro).
>
>I have seen two SCSI CD-ROMs in the 350ms range for sale in the $330 price
>arena (I've found no SCSI CD-ROMs cheaper): the Chinon (I don't know the
>model number) and the Texel DM-3021.
>

I just bought the Texel for $230, which I think is an amazingly good
price.  (Yes, the 3021.)  I bought it from MPS, (415) 731-4677.  I felt
that their serivce was decent to pretty good.  (I have no relationship
to them, BTW.)  I don't know if it's the most current version; the
manufacturing date is Oct. 1991.  But it works.

And yes, it does do audio.  But at least on the one that I have it's
so quiet I can't hear anything.  But I just got it to work today,
and I'm going to work on the audio.

Jeff
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Subject: Re: Transforming internal CD-rom to external
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 20:50:57 GMT

ncpmont@angelo.amd.com (Mark Montgomery) writes:
>Anyone know of a source for an enclosure/power supply combo that
>would enable me to do this with a Sony drive??  If you have prices
>I'd appreciate that also.   Thanks,  Mark
*----
Relax Technologies has some nice boxes and power supply combinations.
JDR Enterprises also lists one in their catalog.

--
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	Department of Statistics, University of Illinois
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	Internet    berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: stevedav@netcom.com (Steve Davidson)
Subject: Sources for CD-ROM Drives (to purchase)
Keywords: cd-rom purchase mail-order
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 03:02:13 GMT

Apologies in advance if this is in an FAQ.

Please list your favorite sources for CD-ROM drives.

I am trying to purcahse a Toshiba XM3301E1000CO and
am finding my vendors are our of stock.  I will re-post
the results.

steved@cfcl.com
From: ckalin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Christopher Allen Kalin)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: NEC CDR-84 drive
Date: 15 Oct 1992 14:12:52 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4
Originator: ckalin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu


The title line pretty much says it all.  Has anyone heard anything bad/good
about this particular drive?  I know PC World gave its predecessor (the
CDR-73/83) a Best Buy for best transfer speed and seek time.

Ckalin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
From: daveg@prowler.clearpoint.com (Dave Goldblatt)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542B Plus NEC CDR74 (Adaptec vs. Trantor)
Date: 8 Oct 92 03:46:48 GMT
	<1992Oct7.184304.10090@netcom.com>
Reply-To: daveg@prowler.clearpoint.com
Organization: Clearpoint Research Corp, Hopkinton MA 01748

On 7 Oct 92 18:43:04 GMT, mesm@netcom.com (Mary E. S. Morris) said:

|> scott@unixland.natick.ma.us (Scott Evernden) writes:
|> : 
|> : Is anyone successfully using this combination?  I've tried both
|> : the Adaptec ASW410 as well as the CorelSCSI software, and I
|> : cannot make the 1542 talk to the 74.  I keep seeing hints and
|> : wisps of suggestions that there is some sort of known problem
|> : with the 1542 (no problem getting the 74 working with it's
|> : Trantor T128 card).
|> : 

My roommate finally got his NEC CDR-37 working with a 1542B by
disabling SCSI parity (ugh!) - it's jumper 3 on J5 (add a jumper).
Might want to try that.

|> By the way, I did find out that the NEC 73M passes info back to the
|> SCSI Adapter at a faster rate than the Adaptec can handle usually,
|> ie the CD is constantly on with the Trantor card, but CD stops to
|> wait for the adapter to catch up.

Trust me, the Adaptec can run *much* faster than the Trantor.  The
reason the indicator on the CD-ROM drive stays on with the Trantor but
not the Adaptec is that the Adaptec supports SCSI disconnects -- if
the target doesn't have the data ready it can disconnect from the bus
until the data is available, allowing other devices to have bus access
in the meantime.

The Trantor is a very low-end card, with limited SCSI support.  The
Adaptec is just about 100% SCSI compliant.  I only wish they supported
command tag queueing, but that's another story.

|> Why do you want to use the Adptec anyway? Under DOS the Trantor
|> card has met my needs (tape compatibility) better than the Adaptec

Because the Adaptec will run with more varied devices, and it runs
faster, and it's supported by everything.  Notice the lack of a
Trantor driver for OS/2 2.0 (although there might be one out by now)
and under Windows NT.  Adaptec's supported off-the-shelf by both.

Since the 1542B is an ISA bus-master, it runs far faster than the
Trantor too.

-dg-
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From: dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: NEC Gallery "upgrade"?
Date: 8 Oct 92 19:28:57 GMT
Organization: Sony Microsystems Corp, San Jose, CA

I recently bought an NEC CD-ROM Gallery (CDR-74) for my Mac,
but I've been a bad boy and haven't sent in my registration
card.

Has NEC decided to give any kind of break to Gallery owners so
we can buy the new Multimedia CD-ROM Gallery discs at a special
price?
From: runyan@cup.hp.com (Mark Runyan)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Well, I was confused (Tiger Software)
Date: 9 Oct 92 19:49:04 GMT
Organization: HP, Cupertino, CA, USA
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.4 PL6]

In one of their marketing mailings, Tiger Software offerred two
CD-ROM bundles worth $199.00 each.  The CD's were fairly good
titles and my own pricing of the individual titles indicated that $199
was a good price to pay for them.  So, I ordered a bundle via mail.

A week or so later (apparently Tiger Software had been affected by
one or two of the major storms in the southern US), they called and
let me know that they had forgot to mention in their advertizing that
the bundles could only be sold to folks who own the NEC CD-ROM Drive
that they were selling.

So, I'm back to pricing CD's again.  I'm not pissed at Tiger, but I
thought others might eventually see the advertizing and perhaps a
word of warning might be helpful.

Mark Runyan
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: mesm@netcom.com (Mary E. S. Morris)
Subject: Re: formats and distributions
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 18:47:28 GMT

lauren@vortex.COM (Lauren Weinstein) writes:
: Greetings.  A couple of short elementary questions:
: 
: 1) Do the standard CD-ROM formats restrict filenames to the standard
:    DOS 8 main + 3 ext formats?  If so, how are vendors of Unix-related
:    CD-ROMs dealing with this?  Cpio or tar files?
: 
: 2) Related to (1).  Does anyone know what format Sunsoft is using for
:    their CD-ROM distributions for Solaris (for PCs)?  Is it absolutely
:    necessary to have a SCSI CD-ROM player on the target system, or could
:    the software be brought in over a LAN from a DOS system that has an
:    attached (non-SCSI) CD-ROM player?
The Sunsoft stuff should be RockRidge format.
As for across a network, you would need to have the ability to boot
the Sun from whatever system you are on. And you need to be able to
serve the files via NFS. If you can boot the Sun from a DOS system, this
might work, but I can't think how you would achieve the boot.



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From: bruce@camb.com (Barton F. Bruce)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: $160 CDROM drive from CompuAdd
Date: 13 Oct 92 22:27:57 EDT
Organization: Cambridge Computer Associates, Inc.

A flyer from the mail order division of CompuAdd has an internal CDROM
drive complete with adapter card and software for something like $160.

That seems like a good price. CompuAdd is a good company, otherwise
I might suspect real problems.

Why is is so inexpensive? Is it a slow drive? Is there about to be a 
CDROM price war (long over due...)? or what?

Has anyone used this drive?
From: jc@crosfield.co.uk (jerry cullingford)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: FRAUD ALERT - CD-ROM vendor
Date: 12 Oct 92 08:41:52 GMT
Organization: Crosfield Electronics, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom.

In article <163.1774@incc.com> jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur) writes:
> Do any europeans reading this know if this is the case in Europe ??
>
> I did not know you could do that, I remember a few years ago I had
> a problem with a supplier and when I rang visa they said that was a
> problem between me and the supplier and if a refund was due it would
> have to come from supplier, which of course it never came, this is
> about 7 years ago, things may have changed since then, anyone know
> about European Law?

Well, as far as I know :-) in the UK, If you mail order something over
100 pounds by credit card, you can claim against against the credit card
company if the supplier won't sort it out. However, I think this is due to
general UK credit legislation, and the goods would probably have to be
defective (or missing). It may also depend how long ago you signed the
original credit card agreement - if that was before the relevant legislation
came out, the banks don't _have_ to help, but usually will.

(7 years ago may well be before this came into effect).

Generally, as far as changing your mind about credit agreements goes,
you have several days (I think it's about 5) from receiving the final
agreement in which you can return the goods and cancel, if done by mail.
If it's done in the shop this doesn't apply, presumably because you've
had the chance to inspect the goods.

That probably doesn't apply to credit card purchases, since I think it
applies to the original credit card agreement rather than later purchases
under an existing agreement.

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From: jegm@cody.esd.sgi.com (Jim Morris)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: NEC CDR-84 drive
Date: 15 Oct 92 19:57:18 GMT
Reply-To: jegm@esd.sgi.com
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.

I would recommend you get something else (maybe the new TExel?)

It has been confirmed that the NEC CDR-84 doesn't read some cd's.
NEC has not fixed this problem although they are aware of it.

It used to be the best drive because of the double speed, but many
other drives now offer the same or better speed.

Caveat Emptor (I wish I had!)

My own Humble opinions!
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