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From: oyang@cs.monash.edu.au (Kai Shing O'Yang)
Subject: Re: What CD-ROM we customer need
Organization: Computer Science, Monash University, Australia
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 00:39:48 GMT

tcchang@mbox.ee.ncu.edu.tw (T.C.Chang) writes:

>  3.We need candyless machine!  Why we should endure the inconvinence of
>    exchange the CD from the candy, and the price for candy is additional
>    cost for the media.

IMHO, caddies are useful in that they can protect the media from being
scratched, etc. Although CD's are more tolerant to mishandling than
most other media and their high data-redundancy, you wouldn't want your
executables read from your CD missing a couple blocks. Also, each CD should
have its own caddy. This saves you from changing over every time. After all,
caddies aren't that expensive.

Kai
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From: yxl5388@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Fractalman)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Parallel port CD ?
Date: 8 Jan 93 13:00:18 GMT
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Originator: yxl5388@ultb

In article <C0Izt5.6qG@panix.com> rryan@panix.com (Rob Ryan) writes:
>In <0096601A.16FA0A60@vms.csd.mu.edu> 1012breuckma@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
>
>>In article <93001.211144IRVK@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>, IRVK@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Irv Konfield) writes:
>>>I've seen external floppy and hard drives that connect via a
>>>serial port and require no additional wiring.  Is there a CD reader
>>>that can be connected in a similar manner (and thus moved among
>>>machines)
>>
>>NEC sells an SCSI adapter that connects to the parallel port.  I believe
>>it's made by trantor.
>
>Be aware that NEC's Parallel-to-SCSI is significantly slower than traditional
>SCSI cards.  NEC's standard SCSI controllers have a data transfer rate of
>1 MB/sec, where as the Parallel-to-SCSI interface supports 60 KB/sec read
>rate.

NEC's parallel-SCSI adapter is actually Trantor's MiniSCSI. Trantor also
has the imporved MiniSCSI Plus. It's molded into a cable instead of in
that stupid box sticking out the back of your computer. The MiniSCSI
Plus also supports bi-directional parallel ports so using it on my
Toshiba laptop I could get get data from my CD-ROM drive (NEC-74) at
roughly 200-250k/sec. Works really nice. It's only marginally slower
than when it's connected to my desktop system, which has NEC's SCSI
adapter. (Which, of course, is Trantor's T128 SCSI card.)

=Fractalman
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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: ddoherty@ics.uci.edu (Donald Doherty)
Subject: Re: Oxford - Dictionaries
Reply-To: ddoherty@ics.uci.edu (Donald Doherty)
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Distribution: alt
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 06:29:25 GMT

In article <1993Jan08.182336.27604@eng.umd.edu> chuck@eng.umd.edu (Chuck Harris - WA3UQV) writes:
>In article <9301072243.AA22992@relay1.UU.NET> steve%mnrosdp@UUNET.UU.NET writes:
>>The Oxford Discionary is available on CD from Oxford University Press.
>>The prices start at $895 according to the price sheet I have.  The
>
>What does it cost in paper format?
>
>Chuck Harris - WA3UQV
>chuck@eng.umd.edu
>

The full size paper edition of OED costs about $3000 and comes in several
volumes (it's huge).  The CD version contains everything from the paper
version and MORE.  Also, with the search capabilities, it is said to be
much more useful and downright addicting.

Now, if only I had $900 ... (sigh)

Don

Xref: sparky alt.cd-rom:5417 misc.forsale.computers:44653
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 13:49:06 EST
From: <DXR8@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,misc.forsale.computers
Subject: Trade ScanMan+ for CD Roms

I have a Logitech ScanMan+ which includes interface, DOS scanning and paint
programs, and ANSEL imaging and scaning software for windows.

I would like to trade for IBM CD-Roms or best offer in $$.

Brian
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: epang@fraser.sfu.ca (Eugene Pang)
Subject: Re: NEC CDR35 - Is it SCSI?
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 01:47:25 GMT

dj@ekcolor.ssd.kodak.com (Dave Jones) writes:
>We have an NEC CDR35 (model # CDR-35D-01) mounted on an NEC BFU-35 buffer
>unit.  Said unit has 1 (one) 50 pin SCSI-like socket on the back.  If it
>were real SCSI I'd expect two sockets.

Why would you expect two sockets?  I think one socket means it's terminated
internally, so it doesn't offer a passthrough.

>Any idea if this is a SCSI drive ?  If so, how do I get it to work?  We
>have zero documentation or software for this....

I believe the CDR35 is SASI.  You could try calling the NEC BBS and see if
they have a SCSI driver for it.
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: jturley@netcom.com (Jim Turley)
Subject: *FLASH* COREL DOESNT SUPPORT Windows 4 WG!
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 22:36:49 GMT

*ATTENTION**

I just got off the phone from the COREL SCSI support people, after waiting
40 minutes on hold (an international call, they're in CANADA!), only
to findo out the the COREL SCSI Drivers so frequently praised

  DO NOT SUPPORT WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS

They said they had never tested any of their drivers with the product. 

My problem was withe MSCDEX using the /S (shared) options. Error msg
comes back "Cannot share drives".  THe Corel support people would not
work with me on the the problem.

I called Microsoft W4WG support (2 minute wait) got to a "Brent" right
away.  He said he'd carry the ball and try to get some help out of
COREL.

BEWARE...and be ready for a long expensive wait from IVAN the COREL answer
to very bad support.

Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: tweten@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Dave Tweten)
Subject: Re: NEC CD-ROM, ADAPTEC HELP NEEDED
Organization: NAS Systems Division, NASA Ames
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 16:40:12 GMT

In article <1993Jan10.215251.21390@netcom.com> jturley@netcom.com (Jim Turley) writes:
>Adaptec support SUCKS, their products SUCK, and their software SUCK.

I really don't understand the Adaptec bashing that goes on consistantly
on this discussion group.  Do these guys have stock un Ultrastor or
something?

I bought an Adaptec AH-1740 host bus adapter about a year ago, when I
think it was still quite new.  Their bulletin board provided me a free
fix for an aspi4dos.sys bug related to the 1740.  Since then, the
hardware and software have been solid.  Everything I plug into it just
works, and their support people were very helpful in getting me the
technical documentation I wanted (a 1740 SCSI command reference and a
printed ASPI spec).

By contrast, Ultrastor refused initially to provide me with programming
information for one of their ESDI controllers until I agreed to sign a
non-disclosure agreement.  Fortunately, I managed to convince them that
the information would be useless to me as a tool to modify public
domain source code if I had to sign a non-disclosure!  Unfortunately, it
took a lot of phone time to get there.  Does this justify a rave against
Ultrastor?  No, sadly, their behavior was "industry standard."

The next time someone makes the kind of raving remark quoted above, ask
yourself how well it is backed up.  A raving message can result either
from an abismal experience with a vendor, or from a raving lunitic.

>
>Try calling their 800 number.

Oh, by the way, they have an automated phone system, and it DOES suck.
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From: louis@oak.ucsc.edu (Louis Goldstein)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: NEC CDR35 - Is it SCSI?
Date: 7 Jan 1993 00:04:42 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz
Distribution: world
Reply-To: louis@arapaho.ucsc.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: oak.ucsc.edu

In article <1993Jan5.224302.8675@pixel.kodak.com>, dj@ekcolor.ssd.kodak.com (Dave Jones) writes:
|> We have an NEC CDR35 (model # CDR-35D-01) mounted on an NEC BFU-35 buffer
|> unit.  Said unit has 1 (one) 50 pin SCSI-like socket on the back.  If it
|> were real SCSI I'd expect two sockets.
|> 
|> Any idea if this is a SCSI drive ?  If so, how do I get it to work?  We
|> have zero documentation or software for this....
|> 
|> Plays audio CDs real good though......
|> 
|> --
|> ||------------------------------------------------------------------------
|> ||Dave Jones (dj@ekcolor.ssd.kodak.com)|Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, NY  |

Yes, I have one and it IS SCSI.  It is internally terminated and therefore
doesn't have a second "daisy chain" connector.  One big problem is that it
is hard-wired at SCSI ID 1.  I have gotten it to work under DOS attached to
and Adaptec 1542b with Adaptec's CD-ROM software, but have been unable to
get it to work under OS/2 because of the ID 1.

Enjoy!
Louis
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: Dave_Allen@mindlink.bc.ca (Dave Allen)
Subject: Re: Graphics_CD-ROM_Directory(TOC)
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 13:38:28 GMT


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From: bruce@camb.com (Barton F. Bruce)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Phone Disks hunt
Date: 12 Jan 93 21:02:13 EDT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Cambridge Computer Associates, Inc.

In article <1993Jan10.172756.8572@dmapub.dma.org>, snydert@dmapub.dma.org (Tony Snyder) writes:
> Does anyone out there in the USA know where I could buy a set of the 
> Phone Disks telephone directories, cheap?  They usually sell for over
> $900 each.  A mail order company called DAK sells them for roughly $150

The company in Marblehead MA sells the set of 3 (east residence, west 
residence, us businesses) for $179. That is the LATEST version, not one or
two versions back.

Actually it is three companies tightly linked and colaborating. One does
cdroms, one does phone databases, and one does pc index and search engines,
or some similar split.

Someone will remember one of their names. 

But I wouldn't spend 150 on an old version.
From: gess@KNEX.VIA.MIND.ORG (Gess Shankar)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Re: What is the access ti
Date: 10 Jan 93 11:31:35 GMT
Reply-To: Gess Shankar <gess@knex.via.mind.ORG>
Distribution: alt
Organization: |<><>| Knowledge Exchange, GA, USA |<><>|

Jim Heil <emory!CUTTING.HOU.TX.US!jim.heil> writes:

> Okay, what the heck _IS_ MULTI-SESSION and why do I want a CD-ROM drive
> that supports it? (Anyone can answer -- I'm just sick of seeing
> something I don't know about! :-)
> Jim
> Houston
> ---
Until now, cd-roms have been similar to the audio cd's in that the disc
has been the product of replication. Therefore the whole disc is made
and pressed at one time. Existing cd-rom players have firmware that
detect the size and extent of the CD/CD-rom and know only about the
first one they encounter. This is SINGLE SESSION.

Enter the CD-R. The recordable CD-Rom. The write-once medium allows one
to record one part and then later add more data and so on. Each one of
these individual sessions of recording is a unit by itself and has to
be accessed by the session id. This is MULTI SESSION CD-Rom. Most of
today's drives don't know how to read beyond the first session. :(
Mainly because their firmware is designed to believe that there can be
only one session. (the norm in published CDs).

Why do you need a Multisession CD-Rom Drive?
Kodak, the photo-CD mavens, brought the need to the market place. Photo
CD, being done on the CD-R media and having the ability to keep adding
images till the disc is full in several sessions needs a multisession
drive to access data beyond the first session. In addition it needs to
be XA capable due to the formats used.

If you are a user of CD-R (i.e. you publish small run CD's yourself)
and would like to append to existing CD-R instead of making a new one
from scratch every time, you may need a multisession drive. But currently
the only thing that is driving the market demand is the Photo-CD
phenomenon. I suspect however that most newer drives to be introduced
will have multisession capability.

GeSS
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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Subject: Re: Why Don't CDs use Both Sides?
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 20:56:44 GMT
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: rjn@FC.HP.COM
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/WSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

Mike Ross (mike@drseus.jsc.nasa.gov) wrote:

> I couldn't find the answer to this in the FAQ.  I see no reason why
> the data capacity couldn't be doubled just by using the other side.
> Obviously, I am severely wrong, or someone would do just that.
> Is this true?  And if they can't use both sides, why not?

* The polycarbonate layer on the "data" side is much thicker than the
  lacquer layer on the "label" side.  The data side has to have a particular
  thickness for a given index of refraction for the material used.  A
  double-sided CD made as polycarbonate-aluminum-glue-al-poly would be
  almost twice the thickness and weight of a single-sided CD.  Although I
  haven't heard of problems playing heavier CDs, such as glass-based
  DigiPress "Century Discs", a CD that is too thick or too heavy might be
  too much for some player servos to handle.

* A double-sided CD would have essentially no room for label info.  Indeed,
  many vendors can't place label-side artwork closer to the center than the
  where the lead-in tracks are on the data side, because that is clamping
  area.  This would leave you NO label at all.

Finally, there are no two-sided CD players.  Double-sided CDs have been
"made" by glueing two single-sided platters together LaserDisc-style.  Even
two-sided LD/CD combi players will refuse to play "side B" of a CD.

Regards,                                               Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland   Internet: rjn@FC.HP.COM                   3404 East Harmony Rd.
After 1/15:  rjn@CSN.ORG or 71044.2124@CompuServe.COM  Ft Collins CO 80525-9599
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: jdecarlo@mitre.org (John DeCarlo)
Subject: Re: Foreign language dictionaries on CD-ROM?
Organization: MITRE Corporation, McLean  VA
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 20:21:02 GMT

In article <1993Jan6.161711.3010@leland.Stanford.EDU>
 avery@ccrma.stanford.edu  (Avery Wang) writes:

>Can anyone tell me if there are foreign-language CD-ROMs ?  I am looking for  
>something like the Digital Webster for the NeXT, but in German and French  
>formats.  Spanish would also be interesting.  I'm looking for an English-XXX,  
>XXX-English format primarily, but am also interested in a pure XXX dictionary,  
>where XXX is one of {German, English, or Spanish}.  I suppose that Macintosh  
>formats would also be OK, since I also have a Mac.

I have Sony's Languages of the World, which is essentially a bunch of 
English-XXX and XXX-English dictionaries put on CD-ROM.  It comes with MS-
DOS software, though.  It has French, German (several), Spanish, Swedish, 
and several others I don't recall offhand, in both directions.  I think 
there are about a dozen dictionaries all told on this CD-ROM.

John DeCarlo, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA--My views are my own
Fidonet:  1:109/131  Internet:  jdecarlo@mitre.org
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: rahayden@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (R Andrew Hayden)
Subject: AMDEK Answers
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 18:33:16 GMT


Yesterday I posted a message regarding trying to get information about the
AMDEK Laserdrive:1 system.  I got a couple of responses back and made a
couple phone calls.  I'll summarize what I've found out.

First I called Wyse/Amdek.  The person I talked to was very nice, but
didn't know what OS/2 was.  He looked up how to connect the drive to a
PS/2 and when I told him that wasn't what I meant, he said "What's OS/2? 
Is that like some kind of weird DOS?"  Well, once I explained what I was
looking for in more detail, he put me on hold and went to talk with
someone. 

He came back and told me that the LaserDrive:1 is really a Hitachi
CDR-1503S and he gave me the 800-number for Hitachi because he couldn't
verify whether these drives would work with OS/2 or not.

Well, I called Hitachi, and was connected with the multimedia dept.  After
I told the lady what I was looking for, she put me on hold to find out.

The end result is:  Hitachi is _working_ on OS/2 drivers for the CDR-1503S
but currently has no ETA on availability.

Oh well.  Thanks everyone for your help.

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From: v089l3s3@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (JER HORWITZ)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: The Seventh Guest : News yet?
Date: 10 Jan 93 20:04:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Anyone get it yet? Any updated release schedules, etc?

Thanks..
From: c2s4027@tamsun.tamu.edu (Cedric Sims)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: The Seventh Guest : News yet?
Date: 12 Jan 1993 07:59:19 -0600
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: tamsun.tamu.edu

In article <C0nMD3.44x@acsu.buffalo.edu> v089l3s3@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (JER HORWITZ) writes:
>Anyone get it yet? Any updated release schedules, etc?
>
>Thanks..

Egghead said mid-Feb. Anyone else?

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Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: mcover@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mark Coverdill)
Subject: Re: Why Don't CDs use Both Sides?
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 20:25:09 GMT

In article <1iavn3INN70o@tamsun.tamu.edu> tel1568@tamuts.tamu.edu (Thomas Edward Landrum) writes:
>In article <1993Jan4.180028.12198@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> mike@drseus.jsc.nasa.gov (Mike Ross) writes:
>>I couldn't find the answer to this in the FAQ.  I see no reason why
>>the data capacity couldn't be doubled just by using the other side.
>>
>>Obviously, I am severely wrong, or someone would do just that.
>>
>>Is this true?  And if they can't use both sides, why not?
>>
>Mike:
>
>If you are talking about accessing both sides at the same time, you
>would need a drive with heads on both sides...'course this doesn't
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
>exist, but wouldn't be hard to rig...

I saw a couple of messages advocating dual heads on the drive.  This would
be a nice feature down the road but wouldn't it be easier just to flip
the disk over?  I think this was gist of the original question. Is it
really that hard to forego the labeling or place the labeling on the inner
ring.  Both sides of a standard CD *look* like they could contain data :-).




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Internet: markc+@osu.edu                              Columbus, Ohio
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 17:22:54 EST
From: darren karns <DWK110@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: drivers for creative labs cd-rom

anyone know if os2 drivers are available and where they might be found ?

any info by e-mail or posting would be greatly appreciated

      --Darren Karns--
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: harper@convex.com (David Harper)
Subject: Re: WANTED: CD-ROM CUT-OUTS
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 14:12:54 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In article <1111.42.uupcb@hal9k.ann-arbor.mi.us> victor.volkman@hal9k.ann-arbor.mi.us (Victor Volkman)  writes:
>Hello,
>
>I'm looking for information on where to buy CD-ROM cut-outs in singles
>or bulk.  A "cut-out" is a discontinued or outdated item that is sold at
>a fraction of the original price (originally started with LP vinyl).
>I'm looking to give these away as promotional items on my BBS, so I'm
>not expecting to pay more than $10-15/ea.

You might try contacting Walnut Creek (800-786-9907).  They update the
Simtel and CICA CD-ROMs on a quarterly basis.  I don't know if they sell
out of the old version before they do a new one or not, but if they have
any old versions left you might get them cheaper.  They're only $25 to
begin with.

Dave

Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: jturley@netcom.com (Jim Turley)
Subject: Re: NEC CD-ROM, ADAPTEC HELP NEEDED
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 00:31:48 GMT

Well Dave, I have a AHA 1542B with Corel Drivers setup.  I tried calling
Adaptec for days, getting nothing but busy signals.  When I finally
waded thru their phone mail to get WINDOWS tech support....the VOice  
Mail box was Full! 

When I told them I had a problem with Windows for Workgroups, they just
laughed and suggest I call COREL!

Contrast this to Microsoft.  I called their number, pushed a few 
buttons, was placed on hold for 38 seconds, during which time I was
entertained by Pink Floyd and kept informed of my postion in the waiting
queue.  

A LIVE technical person answered, immediately found my problem, gave me
his internet address, promised to call COREL and Adaptec and straighent
them out. And thanked ME for being so patient.  Now thats support and
should be "industry standard".

Lets face it, Adaptec is a UNIX oriented company, having almost no
experience with Windows or DOS platforms (and the non technical folks
that use those platforms).   

Get with it Adaptec.  Call Microsoft and find out what support really is!

Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: GE777010@BROWNVM.BITNET (Bill Collins)
Subject: Re: NEC CDR35 - Is it SCSI?
Reply-To: Bill Collins <GE777010@BROWNVM.bitnet>
Organization: FUNET-NGW
Distribution: alt
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 13:36:53 GMT

>Posted on 7 Jan 1993 at 07:29:04 by Adrie Koolen
>
>From memory: I believe that SASI is Shugart Associates System Interface.
>When the standard was chosen to be the basis of SCSI, the name had to be
>changed as there may be no corporate names in a standard name. If the
>CDR-35 has a SASI, it's really old!
>
>Adrie Koolen (adrie@ica.philips.nl)
>Philips Consumer Electronics, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

You have a good memory.  SASI is a subset of SCSI.

                                    Bill
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: mbeyer@zamboni.NSP-SERVER1 (Mark D Beyer)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM: SCSI vs "other",fast vs slow,Mitsum
Reply-To: mbeyer@zamboni.NSP-SERVER1
Organization: Tandem Computers Inc.
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:17:34 GMT

In article 1271@julian.uwo.ca, wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes:

>    is there any advantage in getting a SCSI cd-rom (and paying $150 to
>    $200 for a SCSI controller) or would a proprietary controller card
>    be perfectly adequate?

If you have lots of peripherals and not a lot of open slots, SCSI is good because 
you can daisy chain 6 or 7 peripheral devices to just one adapter.

>    (I've read about tons of problems with SCSI drivers.  Are drivers for
>     proprietary controllers more or less trouble-free?)

The SCSI spec is not the cause of buggy drivers.  I've not had problems with
Adaptec drivers.

Hope this helps.
Mark