GPWXIMC@gp.govt.nz (Ian Calhaem) (07/10/89)
In article <789@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu>, LJG@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu (Larry Granroth 319/335-1960) writes: > We want to buy a VAXstation 3100 configuration and hang 4-6 RRD40 > CD-ROM readers on it. > > Is this possible? > > Larry Granroth Granroth@IowaSP.Physics.UIowa.EDU > IOWASP::GRANROTH I have a different question, but for the same reasons (I suspect). Is it possible to use a DOS based PC running PCSA to allow the PC's CDROM reader to be used with VAX formated CDROMs ? ie. Does anyonw know of a DOS driver which will read VAX formated CDROMs ? thanks.... Ian Calhaem Director Electronic Publishing Government Printing Office.
WTR@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu (SYSWTR@IOWASP.PHYSICS.UIOWA.EDU) (07/12/89)
>> In article <789@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu>, LJG@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu (Larry Granroth 319/335-1960) writes: >> We want to buy a VAXstation 3100 configuration and hang 4-6 RRD40 >> CD-ROM readers on it. >> >In article <40@gp.govt.nz>, GPWXIMC@gp.govt.nz (Ian Calhaem) writes: > I have a different question, but for the same reasons (I suspect). > Is it possible to use a DOS based PC running PCSA to allow the > PC's CDROM reader to be used with VAX formated CDROMs ? > Yes we have tried this without much success. MSDOS does not have the equivalent of RMS, so most of what would be accessible from a CDROM under MSDOS usually is not very readable from the VAX when using a PC based FAL...