PBs 1400 can use an expansion bay DVD-ROM drive using a 12x CD-ROM EBM shell and interface board. Laptop/slim DVD reader mechanisms are _very_ cheap. I tested a slim DVD-ROM reader I had laying about and it worked fine reading DVD-ROMs.
my page on 1400 optical EBMs: <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/ebms.html#1400_12x> While PBs 1400 can access data DVDs, they cannot play video DVDs (AFAIK), the video hardware just ain't near-enough powerful. Hmm, unless there's a SW decoder that will work with a G3 upgrade under classic Mac OS. Which I've never seen. But about which I'd gladly learn. :-) Any PCI desktop Macs can use an ATAPI DVD drive through a PCI/ATA adapter. In theory (haven't done it myself, near as I can recall) such a video-DVD-capable display card as a Radeon Mac Edition or R7000 can do the trick under both OSes 9 and X. Might require a bit of hackage to get installed and running, I'm not exactly familiar with the details. hth, Dan K ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:" Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com