marcel@duteca (Marcel Mol) (12/19/90)
A few weeks ago I asked the net about CD-ROM support for UNIX on
PC's. I received the following responses.
Thank you guys, for your help.
-Marcel
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From: Doug Pintar <dougp@ico.isc.com>
Interactive Systems Corp., Boulder CO
I just finished modifying the ISC HPDD Adaptec 1540 SCSI driver to support
removable media, CD-ROM in particular. Theoretically, we have filesystem
support for (at least) High Sierra and possibly ISO 9660-1988 as well. This
should be out in an update release some time soon, but I have no idea when.
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From: scum@virtech.uucp (Steven C. Monroe)
Virtual Technologies Inc.
I saw an summary of a press release in the new products section of the
December 1990 edition of Unix World on page 164.
A company call Micro Design International has designed a way for UNIX users
to access DOS-based CD-ROMs with its SCSI Express Software. Says it supports
High Sierra Group and ISO-9660 formats. Also supports disk, tape, DAT,
WORM (and other optical media), etc. Available for SCO UNIX, Interactive,
and AT&T's PC-based UNIX packages. $495
Micro Design International
6985 University Blvd.
Winter Park, Florida 32792
(407)-677-8333
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From: james@anvil.co.uk (James ``Skinnyribs'' Dalby)
Anvil Software Ltd
Anvil Software Limited is a software development and consultancy organisation
based in London, we have specialist experience with CDROM, having developed
the first CDROM device drivers and file system support for CDROM under UNIX.
We currently have access to CDROM under 386/ix on IBM compatible 386 PCs
using an LMSI CM131 CD player, with a WD FASST card SCSI controller.
This software is the property of Philips, we did the development work on
their behalf. We are currently in negotiations with Philips to enable
reselling of these products. Until we are in a position to resell
this software, we are offering an independent devlopment service (reinventing
the wheel) on a case by case basis. This is usually too expensive for
small customers, of course, but large customers, who are not prepared to
wait for the Philips release, have used us for this service.
You can also get CDROM support on SUN SPARC stations running SUNOS4.0 or
later.
Anvil Software Limited
51/53 Rivington Street
London
EC2A 3QQ
+44 71 729 8036
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From: paul@actrix.gen.nz (Paul Gillingwater)
Actrix Information Exchange
HP support CD-ROM for on-line manuals on their UNIX system.
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From: del@fnx.UUCP (Dag Erik Lindberg)
I/Ovations Kirkland, WA
I haven't seen anyone mention the Western Digital 7000 FASST (SCSI)
controller, which comes with a driver from Columbia Software. Part
of the driver package is a CDROM interface which supposedly allows
the CDROM to appear as a file system under Unix. I don't own a
CDROM drive, so I don't know how well it works.
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From me: IBM RS/6000 machines also have CD-ROM support for their manual
pages.
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