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From: j_prigot@wrglex.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: RRD42 plays music?
Message-ID: <161.28460cf4@wrglex.uucp>
Date: 31 May 91 13:44:36 GMT
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In article <2721@calmasd.Prime.COM>, kjb@calmasd.Prime.COM (Ken Brucker) writes:
> We just received a pair of RRD42s from DEC.  The interesting thing about them
> is that on the front panel there is a jack for a set of headphones and a 
> volume control.  There's also a pair of RCA connectors on the rear for left
> and right stereo sound.  The documentation that comes with the drive indicates
> that it will read the following formats:
> 
> 	CDROM mode-1 data disc
> 	CDROM mode-2 data disc
> 	CD audio disc
> 	Audio-combined disc
> 
> And there's a little note under the audio output section indicating that
> support is operating system dependent.
> 
> So, how do I play my audio CDs?  Has anyone been able to do this?
> 

At the latest DECUS Symposium, DEC had a booth set up with a number of
third-party SCSI devices including the bare SONY drive, playing an audio CD.
Their intent was to demonstrate enhanced SCSI support in a FUR of VMS.
-- 
Jonathan M. Prigot      j_prigot@wrglex or ...!{drilex|think}!wrglex!j_prigot