Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!helios!calvin.tamu.edu From: cnh5730@calvin.tamu.edu (Chuck Herrick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: SCSI CD-ROM Message-ID: <11004@helios.TAMU.EDU> Date: 20 Dec 90 23:15:16 GMT Sender: usenet@helios.TAMU.EDU Organization: geodynamics research institute, texas a+m univ Lines: 20 Originator: cnh5730@calvin.tamu.edu The following is offered for information only. Since NeXT and Sun seem to be totally committed to CD-ROM technology, it would appear obvious that CD-ROM is a very strongly emerging technology. I offer this in the spirit that what is hot, well made and cheap is of benefit to us all. I have no affiliation with NEC whatsoever, and the following is in no way intended as an endorsement of any commercial product. taken from the Jan 15, '91 issue of PC Magazine, page 209 with out permission... NEC Technologies Intersect CDR-35 Portable CD-ROM drive povides [...] mega-storage capabilities at a cost of only $599. The CDR-35 squeezes a fully functional CD-ROM reader into a tiny 2.5- by 5.5- by 8.5-inch (HWD), 2.2-pound package. One of the first portable CD-ROM readers on the market, the CDR-35 reads both 5-inch and 3-inch CD-ROMS. [...] Hooked to a [...] computer via a SCSI interface, a CD running in the CDR-35 provides the traveller with up to 540MB of data. [...] And when you're done with work, you can not only play audio CDs on the CDR-35 but also get pause, repeat, and seek-to-track controls that most other CD-ROM players don't have. NEC Technologies 1255 Michael Dr. Wood Dale, IL 60191 708.860.9500 -- _-_-_-_-_ -_-_-_-_-Chuck Herrick The opinions expressed herein are mine and are in no way attributed to any of the many people for whom I work. Who they are is irrelevant.