8 Jun
1999
8 Jun
'99
1:50 p.m.
Find a cheap 3rd party CD-ROM that supports 512-byte blocks, and you'll
hopefully be able to use it. I've used a 2x Mac CD-ROM, and a 4x Panasonic
external on my 3100. I've used the same external and a 4x Toshiba on my
Alpha's. The important thing is it MUST suport 512-byte blocks, most PC
CD-ROM's support 2048-byte blocks.
I got the 4x Toshiba for $15 used, as a price reference.
Any idea where I could pick myself up one of those? The CDROM is not
the only price factor that i'm worried about, it's also the external
SCSI cable. I looked at a DEC SCSI cable that will fit into the back
SCSI port, and it cost a mere $95. I'm running a incredibly tight
budget, the story of a teenager's life, and $95 is simply out of the
question.
-paul