Basic CD-ROM ?'s
18-Mar-93 23:12:43
Sb: #43403-Basic CD-ROM ?'s
Fm: Rich Bowers/OPA 71333,1114
To: Stephen Ott 71165,2255
Stephen:
1) Do I have to have Windows 3.1 to use CD-ROM, or can I just stick to
DOS 5.0?
MPC-compatible applications require Windows, but certainly not all
applications.
2) Will I have to upgrade to the full Soundblaster Pro, or get another sound
card, in order to get a CD-ROM to work?
Not to be obvious, but you only need a sound card if the CDROMs you will be
using utilize sound. And some CDROMs use the standard (so-called) "red book"
for their audio, which means you can plug right ino the jack on the drive
itself. Generally speaking, however, your current card ought to suffice, at
least until you get your feet wet.
Sounds like you need a drive and some discs and you're in business!
Best – Rich Bowers