#CD-I on CD-ROM??
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Is it possible to run CD-I disks on a PC CDROM drive? When I got my CDROM
drive it states in operation manual that the drive is CD-I compatible but I
haven't heard how this can be done.
Anyone with any ideas???
Thanks,
– Mike –
Michael,
It's highly unlikely that your PC CD-ROM will support CD-I discs, since the
CD-I machine has a proprietary 680×0 chip. Who manufactured/marketed your
drive?
Kathy <<– The One-Off CD Shop MidSouth, Inc.
I guess I need a better understanding of just what CD-I is but the drive is a
Toshiba 3401.
Thanks,
– Mike
That's ok, Mike. There's far more misinformation about that format than almost
any other I've observed recently. In general, CD-I is a non-ISO9660 standard
for CDs that is platform dependent. Unlike ISO9660 discs, which can frequently
be read by several different platforms, CD-I makes demands on system-specific
firmware, especially (I think) with regard to data compression/decompression,
which is used extensively to produce some high-quality multimedia effects.
However, it is slow. You can find out more about it in the CD-I section of the
Multimedia forum. If you'd like more details, you could write, fax or call me
— we're starting to get into the format since a client is interested in some
developing. My address & phone number is in the MFGR.TXT file in Library 8
here.
Kathy <<– The One-Off CD Shop MidSouth, Inc.
Mike:
I can't imagine why the mfgr would would put CD-I compatible on the box. You
cannot use it for CD-I (at least without investing some thousands of $$$ i an
authoring system). CD-I requires its own special player and no computer is
naturally compatible with it.
Did this box come directly from Toshiba, or via a reseller who might have put
this legend on the package?
Rich Bowers