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#cdrom recommendations

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#27821From: shelly birdSep 29, 1992 5:51 PM
{Hello. I'm in the market for a CD/ROM drive, mainly to use for reference material, especially graphics libraries of images… I've done a lot of animation presentations for clients in the {past, and did some{work on an Amiga including sound and such. I need something reliable, relatively fast (graphics images are rather large in 256 color format…), and right down the middle of the road in terms of standards. I use a lot of Windows software now, but not exclusively. Question is: any recommendations? The Hitachi series hav{ been mentioned. I would be purchasing a sound board as well, ideally the latest Microsoft sound board, which has been getting great reviews lately.
#27824From: Albert DayesSep 29, 1992 6:26 PM
A SCSI CD-ROM drive is best for a long term investment and faster access. You may want to wait until after COMDEX (Nov 16-20) before getting a CD-ROM drive to see what new ones are introduced.
#28112From: Rich Bowers/OPAOct 5, 1992 11:32 PM
As a further suggestion, to back up Albert Dayes' to wait just a bit: you ight want to look for a CDROM XA drive compatible with Photo-CD if you are really into images. These should be available (at least, so the vendors claim) by the end of the year.