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This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.

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From: Ron Hester CDROM Forum · DOS, Windows, OS/2 May 8, 1992 4:37 PM
Paul, No, I have a true OS/2 driver, and don't use MsCdEx any more at all. Things work great, in all OS/2 sessions and normal DOS VDMs. There are various Sony drives, I understand, and some are SCSI. Mine is not, as I said it's a CDU-6100 and uses some…
#21068 OS/2 2.0 GA & CD-ROM Message #21084
From: Ron Hester CDROM Forum · DOS, Windows, OS/2 May 6, 1992 12:59 PM
Did you try adding an /I (letter I) parm to the device line for CdRom.sys? I think I read that this bypasses the check for specific hardware, and may work for SCSI drives compatible with IBM's. I'm using a proprietary Sony drive from Online Products, so I don't really know,…
#20156 #MSCDEX.EXE v2.21 Message #20160
From: Ron Hester CDROM Forum · DOS, Windows, OS/2 April 11, 1992 4:07 PM
I downloaded the newer one from MSL-1 and quickly reverted to the earlier 2.21. I start MsCdEx and load buffers into expanded memory. Under Win 3.1, the new version instantly gets an EMM386 crash and automatic reboot. — Ron