CDROM in a Laptop
28-Oct-91 20:22:35
Sb: #14126-CDROM in a Laptop
Fm: Dennis McDonald, Online 76376,3537
To: Frank Zirpolo 72241,145
Things to try for portable CDROM access:
1. just about any notebook with the Trantor parallel to scsi interface and
a portable drive like the NEC CDR 36
2. A machine with a built-in CDROM drive like the GRiD 1550cd or the new
Scenario/Dynavision machine
3. A notebook with an external cabled drive that does not require the
Trantor card, like the AT&T Safari and their new battery operated external
drive that plugs directly into the parallel port.
The options are increasing. But be sure to look carefully at features and
test the machine with applications you intend to use. Many notebooks won't
allow you to use an external monitor at the same time as the builtin LCD
display, and others differ in terms of the way they handle graphics and how
color is mapped to gray scale.
-Dennis McDonald
Online Computer Systems Inc.