CompuServe Messages

Well, John, I didn't think I would get a reply from an author of my favorite mag ( a magazine that soon is seemingly going to become a pamphlet size -wise if it gets any thinner…). I must tell you that I have associated your name with Amigas for a long time. Thanks for the note. Did you want to tackle the subject ? I have an A2000 with a GVP '030 Accelerator, and a 52 meg HD. I bought the Media Vision CDR-MV2 . It came with an Asimware CDFS software driver that appears to work only with a 2.0 WB (although Asimware notes that the "FishMarket Disc" no specific WB version to work and that a CDTV running WB 1.3 will be able to read that same disc "without the Asimware CDFS software installed".) How can a specific disc run without some kind of driver installed ? 2) Do I need a CDTV emulator or 1.3 WB compatible CDROM driver software to access a CDTV disk (I'm referring to the article now that I am thinking now was written by a woman, possibly ?) This article seemed to indicate that cross compatibility did exist. 3) If I do need both 1.3 WB and 2.x WB, do I need some kind of a board to keep both chips in my machine (and a switch) 4) does a simple driver exist somewhere that I can use that will allow me to run the CDROM without having to use up my precious HD space and will still work with 1.3 WB ? I've tried downloading the AmiCD program from CIS, but it still appears to only work with 2.X as far as I can ascertain. AS you can probably see, I'm really confused….. and I was kind of hoping that CDROM was just plug and play, but apparently it is not as simple as I had hoped. Thanks for any light you could shed on the subject. Slogging Down the Digital Dirt Road …Going to Kansas City Hal Waterhouse