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From: eam@soleil.UUCP (Ed A. Mills)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms
Subject: VS-3100 R/W CD ~2 buy
Keywords: Opitical Sub-Systems, VMS, R/W Optical, CD, Laser-Disc
Message-ID: <869@soleil.UUCP>
Date: 9 Dec 89 04:28:49 GMT
Organization: Harris Semiconductor, Somerville, NJ
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I bought a widely-advertized Erasable-Optical drive from <deleted, send
mail for details> which was touted to work on a VS-3100 SCSI.  WARNING-
it does not work.  At all.  It turns out it worked with earlier 3100's
but not with recent models (the manufacturer says).  Something to do with
SCSI protocols. 

I don't want to give these guys all bad marks - they are sending me a
substitue magnetic drive until the problem is solved, and I think this
was as much a surprize to them as it was to me.  That's why I'm leaving 
their name out of this note.  But if you must know, send me mail.

Ed Mills
Harris Semi
Melbourne, FL