From: system@SendSpamHere.ORG Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 5:48 AM To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com Subject: Re: List of cdroms working with DEC hardware In article <95q6q9$nhr$1@enyo.uwa.edu.au>, mustang@ucc.asn.au.invalid writes: >In comp.sys.dec Chris Scheers wrote: >: "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" wrote: >:> >:> FYI, >:> >:> RRD43 ... Toshiba XM-4101B >:> RRD45 ... Toshiba XM-5401B >:> RRD46 ... Toshiba XM-5701B > >: RRD40 ... Phillips LMSI drive w/SCSI adapter >: RRD42 ... Sony CDU-541 (Sony CDU-561 (a 2x drive) also works) > >: I have also had good luck with Panasonic drives. I currently have a >: Panasonic CR506B (8x drive) on my VAXstation 4000-90. > >Chris - I also have had similar success with Panasonic/Matsushitas - the one >caveat is that the CR-503 is brain dead, as Prep is fond of pointing out.. >it drops its bundle when the first 10-byte inq. is sent & doesn't come back >for the later one. > >That said, my 4x Pioneer, 4x Panasonic, 32x Plextors, and a friend's >24x Panasonics all work with similar degrees of success on our 4000/VLCs, >3100s and PC164xx machines. > >Has anyone had one of the nice new Yamaha CD-Recordable drives with the >512-byte block select jumper working happily on an Alpha? >I've only used them inside Linsux PoeCees. > >Cheers >/dave >-- >I don't get mad.... I get stabby. I use a Yamaha CRW4416S for recording only. It doesn't work well when it comes to reading CDs though. That really doesn't bother me as I purchased it just for burning CDRs and RWs. -- VAXman- OpenVMS APE certification number: AAA-0001 VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM city, n., 1. a place where trees are cut down and streets are named after them.