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From: bell@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Mike Bell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Using the Apple CD Rom Drive with the IICi
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Date: 22 Nov 89 14:08:43 GMT
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  Has anyone come up with a patch yet to allow the CD drive to work with the
IICi ?  For anyone who hasn't tried it yet, the machine crashes when it  
attempts to load the drivers at boot time. The Apple people I have spoken with
have told me it is a known bug, and they are working on a fix, but there is no
time frame.... Unfortunately, within the next two weeks I am going to have
to help decide whether or not to use the Apple CD rom drive as a vehicle for
distributing a System V unix port. (The much maligned CD drive is perfect for
this kind of distribution; large storage and very cheap media costs). Any
magic hacks would be appreciated...



					Mike Bell







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Senior Engineer                               Applelink: D2747
DuPont Electronic Imaging
Core Technology Group

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