Re: External CD ROM Drives

[Gregg Eshelman]

--- Juan Carlos De La Cruz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> heyyy... that rang a BIG bell inside my head. :)
> 
> I do have a Pioneer CD CHanger called "LaserMemory",
> a 1624 I guess
> (don't remember well right now), and I havent been
> able to connect it to
> ANYTHING except a WinTel machine running Windows For
> Workgroups 3.11
> several years ago. Have not been able to run it EVEN
> on Linux.

This'll probably make it work on the Mac.
My Pioneer LaserMemory is a DRM-604x. Standard
Pioneer (and maybe others) 6 disc magazine, 4x speed.

Thing to remember on these is the discs go in
"upside down" as compared to the Pioneer audio CD
changers that use the same magazines.

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Re: External CD ROM Drives

[Juan Carlos De La Cruz]

heyyy... that rang a BIG bell inside my head. :)

I do have a Pioneer CD CHanger called "LaserMemory", a 1624 I guess
(don't remember well right now), and I havent been able to connect it to
ANYTHING except a WinTel machine running Windows For Workgroups 3.11
several years ago. Have not been able to run it EVEN on Linux.

Might it be that I could put it to work when connected to the loyal Mac
IIci? It has 3 CD magazines of 6discs each one, would be sweet for
fileserving.. :P

Anyone has info on this?

Thanks!
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On lun, 2005-05-09 at 22:10 -0700, Gregg Eshelman wrote:
> Download the first item here
> 
> 
> 
> That's an older version of FWB CD-ROM Toolkit that
> works from at least System 7.1 through Mac OS 9.2.2.
> 
> I know it works with 9.2.2 because I used it on my
> 7300 to run a Pioneer 6-disc CD changer.


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Re: External CD ROM Drives

[Gregg Eshelman]

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Thanks for the helpful comments (everyone). I assume
> then, it's just a case of
> having an external box with a DB25 connector. Or is
> it DB15?

DB25, but watch out for ones made to connect to a
PC's parallel port.

The other connector to look for is a CEN50, which
looks like a parallel port on a printer, but wider.

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Re: External CD ROM Drives

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Quoting Dylan McDermond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

>
> I've found that just about any SCSI CD-ROM will work with my older
> Macs - as long as I use the proper extension. The one from 7.6, I
> believe, would work with any CD-ROM drive. If you end up needing the
> extension, let me know and I can email it to you.
>
> -Dylan
>

Thanks for the helpful comments (everyone). I assume then, it's just a case of
having an external box with a DB25 connector. Or is it DB15?

Nathan

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Re: External CD ROM Drives

[Gregg Eshelman]

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Quoting Gregg Eshelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 
> >
> > A new one will be hard to come by, as well as
> ££
> > ;)
> >
> > Best bet would be www.ebay.co.uk
> >
> 
> Usually it's the first place to look of course, I
> just don't know the best kind
> to look for, given the age of the LC.

Anything over 4x speed should work OK.

Download the first item here



That's an older version of FWB CD-ROM Toolkit that
works from at least System 7.1 through Mac OS 9.2.2.

I know it works with 9.2.2 because I used it on my
7300 to run a Pioneer 6-disc CD changer.

The HDT PE2 is an older version of FWB Hard Disk
Toolkit Personal Edition, which'll come in handy
for formatting your hard drive.

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Re: External CD ROM Drives

[Dylan McDermond]

On May 9, 2005, at 7:25 AM, Dylan McDermond wrote:
I've found that just about any SCSI CD-ROM will work with my older  
Macs - as long as I use the proper extension. The one from 7.6, I  
believe, would work with any CD-ROM drive. If you end up needing  
the extension, let me know and I can email it to you.

-Dylan
Forgot to mention that I've found several at secon-hand shops, garage  
and surplus sales. Usually under $5 USD.

-Dylan
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Re: External CD ROM Drives

[Dylan McDermond]

On May 9, 2005, at 3:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm curious about finding a CD drive to use with an LCIII that I  
have - I assume
it will be of the external SCSI variety. Can anyone point me in the  
direction of
one? Bear in mind that I live in the UK.

Nathan
I've found that just about any SCSI CD-ROM will work with my older  
Macs - as long as I use the proper extension. The one from 7.6, I  
believe, would work with any CD-ROM drive. If you end up needing the  
extension, let me know and I can email it to you.

-Dylan
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Re: External CD ROM Drives

[Manuel Marques]

J.S. Garrison wrote:
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm curious about finding a CD drive to use with an
LCIII that I have - I assume
it will be of the external SCSI variety. Can anyone
point me in the direction of
one? Bear in mind that I live in the UK.
Nathan

Apple makes a couple I've used. The external 300
series, a caddy-style CD ROM where your CD fits in a
plastic holder which then fits in the CD ROM; and the
600 series which is a tray-loading cd machine.
Other externals can be made to work. I used FWB CD ROM
Tool Kit Software which let the Mac "see" some types
of CD ROMs not made by Apple. FWB will only work with
up to OS 8, I think, before causing system problems.
Jeff
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Yeps. Apple CD 300 is caddy-style, but with luck you could get the 300i 
unit, which is tray-loaded. I don't have a 600, but it will probably 
work faster.
Btw, I've also used a borrowed LaCie CD-RW (when my CD-ROM unit stopped 
working), and it worked fine! (But don't even think of burning CDs, even 
on a Quadra 800 it only works in certain special conditions, and only up 
to 8x!)

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Re: External CD ROM Drives

[J.S. Garrison]

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm curious about finding a CD drive to use with an
> LCIII that I have - I assume
> it will be of the external SCSI variety. Can anyone
> point me in the direction of
> one? Bear in mind that I live in the UK.
> 
> Nathan


Apple makes a couple I've used. The external 300
series, a caddy-style CD ROM where your CD fits in a
plastic holder which then fits in the CD ROM; and the
600 series which is a tray-loading cd machine.

Other externals can be made to work. I used FWB CD ROM
Tool Kit Software which let the Mac "see" some types
of CD ROMs not made by Apple. FWB will only work with
up to OS 8, I think, before causing system problems.


Jeff

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Re: External CD ROM Drives

[Manuel Marques]

Juan Carlos De La Cruz wrote:
I have used for years, not only on my old LC III (Which I currently 
don´t have any longer) but on my II si and II ci, an external SCSI box 
(Any one will do as long as you can end in the correct SCSI connector 
end at the mac) with a Nec MultiSpin 3x which is very old (CDs are 
inserted into it via a cartridge and not directly tray style), but 
have also tried with several other diff units, as a Ricoh MediaMaster 
CDR/RW I sometimes use on other equipment, and the results ahve been 
the same. Please notice I have been using system 7.6 on the LC III as 
well as the IIci/IIsi

My humble 2 cents.
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Vintage Macs" 
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 6:24 AM
Subject: External CD ROM Drives

I'm curious about finding a CD drive to use with an LCIII that I have 
- I assume
it will be of the external SCSI variety. Can anyone point me in the 
direction of
one? Bear in mind that I live in the UK.

Nathan
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I own a LCIII with an external Apple 2x SCSI CD-ROM. The unit uses old 
cartdriges to insert the CD-ROM. When the one that I had simply blew up, 
I searched eBay and I got an unit (with the same characteristics) for 
$5. But I don't recommend that! I live in Portugal, and I paid 10 times 
more ($50) for shipping! And I was lucky, because it passed customs! 
Search on eBay for drives in UK (besides USA and Canada, that's the 
country that has more products for sale), and good luck!
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Re: External CD ROM Drives

[Juan Carlos De La Cruz]

I have used for years, not only on my old LC III (Which I currently don´t 
have any longer) but on my II si and II ci, an external SCSI box (Any one 
will do as long as you can end in the correct SCSI connector end at the mac) 
with a Nec MultiSpin 3x which is very old (CDs are inserted into it via a 
cartridge and not directly tray style), but have also tried with several 
other diff units, as a Ricoh MediaMaster CDR/RW I sometimes use on other 
equipment, and the results ahve been the same. Please notice I have been 
using system 7.6 on the LC III as well as the IIci/IIsi

My humble 2 cents.
- Original Message - 
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Vintage Macs" 
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 6:24 AM
Subject: External CD ROM Drives


I'm curious about finding a CD drive to use with an LCIII that I have - I 
assume
it will be of the external SCSI variety. Can anyone point me in the 
direction of
one? Bear in mind that I live in the UK.

Nathan
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Re: External CD ROM Drives

[nas]

Quoting Gregg Eshelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

>
> A new one will be hard to come by, as well as ££
> ;)
>
> Best bet would be www.ebay.co.uk
>

Usually it's the first place to look of course, I just don't know the best kind
to look for, given the age of the LC.

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Re: External CD ROM Drives

[Gregg Eshelman]

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm curious about finding a CD drive to use with an
> LCIII that I have - I assume
> it will be of the external SCSI variety. Can anyone
> point me in the direction of
> one? Bear in mind that I live in the UK.

A new one will be hard to come by, as well as ££
;)

Best bet would be www.ebay.co.uk

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External CD ROM Drives

[nas]

I'm curious about finding a CD drive to use with an LCIII that I have - I assume
it will be of the external SCSI variety. Can anyone point me in the direction of
one? Bear in mind that I live in the UK.

Nathan

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