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Thanks!
This is a support account for Viacom New Media, and is staffed by several people… so tagging a name onto the account wouldn't help very much. I check this area in my usual rounds and thought I'd lend my two cents… which unfortunately weren't entirely accurate. I hadn't realized that…
Um, I looked back at the statement I made and don't entirely understand the trouble… _is_ it possible to stick a Mac application (executable in PC-ese) on an ISO9660 CD and still have it readable, to the Mac, as an application? My understanding of the ISO9660 format doesn't make that…
It's always amazing how I can phrase simple ideas in such a completely obtuse manner in the early morning…
Really? If you could let me know more-or-less which issue, I'd really be interested in reading it…
#Hybrid disc Mac probs
Message #117531
If you stick a Mac application on an ISO9660 CD, Macs won't recognize them as applications. The ISO9660 format does not have any provisions for properly storing the resource fork, file creator, and file type. The resource fork & file type are the biggest problems… without them you can't have…
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ICOM Support
MAUG(R)/Macintosh Developers/Programmers Forum
· Tools/Debuggers
July 21, 1993 1:50 PM
Yes, but you can't get that functionality when using ToolServer with any other application. Or, rather, Apple won't say how one could get it as it's fairly obvious that it's possible. -Ken Schalk TMON Pro tech support ICOM Simulations, Inc.
Hi Paul, SCSI 2 is a "superset" of SCSI 1… that is, it's a revised version of the SCSI standard that corrects some problems that happened when people tried to push SCSI-1 to it's limits. Basically it has a higher transfer rate, possible through different "transfer modes" that weren't in…
Hi Brian, What volume of Sherlock Holmes are you running, and how is your sound card configured? Michael O'Connell Online Support ICOM Simulations 708/520-4440
#48463-
Creative Labs Compatible
Message #48866
Hi Joe, The setup I described used an SBPro as the Mitsumi drive's interface, thereby eliminating the Mitsumi interface. As far as which driver was used, I have no idea… but as I stated, since some people have trashed their sound card by doing this, I wouldn't recommend experimenting unless…
Hi Donald, I think both those responses are pretty accurate. The Matsushita drive isn't necessarily the highest-quality drive out there in the world, but when connected to a properly configured SBPro card, it's almost hassle-free. We've had trouble when venturing into non-DOS based operating systems, but none really when it…
#Creative Labs Compatible
Message #48145
Hi Donald, The SBPro and the Mitsumi both use a 40-pin cable to interface with their respective components. So, in theory they might be compatible. I've actually spoken to a few people who have, by reversing the cable, gotten the Mitsumi drive to work while plugged into the SBPro. This…
So the $49 package includes an ASPI driver? (or ZSPI driver? )
Sorry for breaking in, but… consider yourself lucky. I waited 4 weeks for my drivers to arrive. In addition, NEC *LOST* a CDR-74 that I sent back for warranty service in February. After hassling their customer service & repair center for a week, they "found" my drive and are currently…
I was under the impression that the $49 SCSI option was to enable their local-bus SCSI port that's built into some of the motherboards. This SCSI bus is not ASPI-compliant, and isn't exactly the best solution in the world… I mean, it works great for hard drives, but not much…
Roger, Continuous Read merely refers to the type of technology that the drive hardware uses to transfer the data to the computer. Another method is called Bundle-, or Packet-Read, which we can't be compatible with (there's only two drives on the market currently which use that method, both by NEC).…
Glad to hear it John! But that certainly was a pretty drastic step to take… In any case, if you have any more problems just give me a yell. I try to check both this and the MULTIMEDIA forum on a daily basis, but unless the post has Sherlock in…
NEC is currently sending out v3.05 of their drivers to people who call in and request it… they haven't posted it anywhere else yet, so you must contact their technical support department by phone. They'll then send a 3.5" disk to you via US Mail. The number, if you don't…
Mitsumi DMA NFG
Message #41581
Well, I'm happy to hear that you've managed to solve your MTMCDE problem… but as far as the MTMCDS goes, I'm somewhat at a loss. Have you tried loading the CDS low to see what happens? If it lets you through to Windows, then it's probably related to CDE's problem……
#Mitsumi DMA NFG
Message #41580
The machine we're testing on is only a 20Mhz machine (mainly so we can get a "down-to-earth" idea of the performance), and that's probably why we've had such horrible luck with software polling on the various CD-ROM interfaces. We have had a couple that would work, but others, including the…
Hi Keith! I'm sorry to burst in late on the scene here, but I must have missed your earlier message. What exact problem are you having with Sherlock Holmes? The most common problem with we encounter with Sherlock Holmes is that the Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Pro cards default…