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From: jong+@cs.cmu.edu (Jon Gotow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.wanted,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: CD ROM drives for sale
Keywords: CD ROM,sale,LMS
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Date: 11 Feb 91 14:58:35 GMT
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Ray Lukas, a friend of mine, has several bare (no case or power supply) CD
ROM drives he'd like to sell.  They're made by LMS, a joint venture between
Phillips and Control Data, have a 400msec access time, and have an imbedded
SCSI controller.  (ie. they're pretty fast for a CD ROM and can be used in
PC's or Macs).  I don't know the overall data transfer rate, but I think
it's pretty good.  The drives are brand new - he got them to sell to a legal
firm that was installing a computerized reference library and then the deal
fell through, so he's stuck with 'em.  You can call Control Data at
800-777-5674 and ask them for exact specs - the model number is CM212.  I
have one of these hooked to my Mac II and it works wonderfully, and fast
enough that I really don't mind running off it, unlike one of the NEC drives
I tried recently.

They will fit inside a PC easily (that's what they were originally bought
for), and Ray has the number of a company that makes the driver software for
Macs for them, as well as cases with power supplies.  The drives sell for
about $500 - Ray is interested in getting $300 for them.  All drives come
with a manual, 50 pin SCSI ribbon cable (the kind for making the inside
connection - not for connecting to Macs - you have to do that one yourself),
2 cartridges for holding CD's, and rails for mounting in a PC or standard 
5 1/4 inch drive case (the drives are the same size as a 1/2 height 5 1/4 
inch PC floppy drive).

Please reply to Ray directly at (412)242-4706 or (508)897-6319.


					Jon Gotow
					(jong@k.gp.cs.cmu.edu)