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Date:      Tue, 16 Jul 1996 22:57:46 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        relliott@205.242.74.10
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Compatible CD-ROM Drives for FreeBSD (fwd)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.960716225621.272M-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960716144138.604P-100000@mother.cdrom.com>

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I don't think the ip address will work as an email address. 

On Tue, 16 Jul 1996, Jamil Weatherbee wrote:

> I am running FreeBSD on a 386-40sx processor which I installed by making 
> floppy disks from the CD to do the install. I currently do not have a
> CD-ROM drive on my computer running FreeBSD and am unable to use the rest 
> of the software on the CD. I would like a list of models of CD-ROM drives 
> 2x, 4x or 6x speed which have been successfully installed and perform 
> efficiently. I would appreciate a list of manufacturer, location, 
> telephone number, models, speed and any other pertinent information. I 
> have been unable to locate a Matsushita CR-562 or CR-563 

Probably because they are out of production.  Most ATAPI drives will work
with sufficient prodding (moving around on the IDE channel(s)).  SCSI is a
better way to go if you can afford it. 

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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