david@cheshire.catt.ncsu.edu (David Chappell) (05/04/91)
I'm considering buying a CD-ROM system for my computer. What do I need to
do to make it work under OS/2. I looked but could not find any drivers
in the base OS. Do I need device drivers (I expect so)? How do I get
device drivers? Can I get drivers that work on non-IBM brand equipment
(I can't afford IBM brand)?
I only know that the drive I might buy is "standard" CD-ROM with a "standard"
interface card. I appreciate any help (however small) anyone can provide.
Thank you.
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David T. Chappell -- david@catt.ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University -- Computer And Technologies Theme Program
-----------------------------------feustel@netcom.COM (David Feustel) (05/06/91)
To the best of my knowledge there are currently no CDROM (AKA SCSI) drivers for OS/2 except for Adaptek, and theirs doesn't work at all with OS/2 1.2 or 1.3 or 2.0. The simplest solution is to use the CDROM with DOS 3.3, on a different machine if you want access while you're running OS/2. -- David Feustel, 1930 Curdes Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, (219) 482-9631 EMAIL: netcom.com