INFO PLEASE: CD-ROMs (will summarise)

[Snoopy Schmitz]

Dear Net,

we are a small software company in W. Germany and we have just completed
a NFS compatible server for CD-ROMs (that is the CD-ROM file system
looks like a UNIX one to the rest of the world).

I hope these groups are right for posting: its a bit difficult with these
interdisciplinary things...

We have some questions regarding CD-ROMs:

1- Who makes CD-ROM mastering software ? Is there any under UNIX ?

1a - What format do CD-makers want as input for the mastering of the CD-ROMs ?
     Can I give them a tar/cpio tape and they will make High Sierra out of it ?
     Which are the relevant standards ? Do the de facto standards differ ?

2- where can we find a list of *all* currently available CD-ROMS ?
	(i.e. is there something analogous to "Books in Print" ?)

3- A lot of the CD-ROMs come out of the MS-DOS world...consequently
a lot of files are kept in the ARC format. Is there any PD implementation
of a program able to understand the .arc files and unpack them under 
UNIX ?
 
4- Which are good CD-ROM readers ? We have heard the Toshiba one is meant to
be the fastest (whatever that means). Is this true ? Can you recommend one ?

4a- Are there any CD-ROM jukeboxes ? (We need a SCSI interface for all devices).

Please mail me - 
I will gladly summarise to the net if there is enough interest...but I will be
away over Christmas (Dec. 21st until 8th January 90), so please
a) don't fret if I do not reply by e-mail in the interim
b) be patient with the summary.
c) please don't post your reply to the net - I will surely miss it...
 
Thank you in advance for all your help.

Have a merry X-mas and a phenomenal new Year,
Love,
Snoopy

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