SUMMARY: CD-rom support on PC Unix

[Marcel Mol]

A few weeks ago I asked the net about CD-ROM support for UNIX on
PC's.  I received the following responses.
Thank you guys, for your help. 

-Marcel

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From: Doug Pintar <dougp at ico.isc.com>
      Interactive Systems Corp., Boulder CO

   I just finished modifying the ISC HPDD Adaptec 1540 SCSI driver to support
   removable media, CD-ROM in particular.  Theoretically, we have filesystem
   support for (at least) High Sierra and possibly ISO 9660-1988 as well.  This
   should be out in an update release some time soon, but I have no idea when.

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From: scum at virtech.uucp (Steven C. Monroe)
      Virtual Technologies Inc.

   I saw an summary of a press release in the new products section of the
   December 1990 edition of Unix World on page 164.

   A company call Micro Design International has designed a way for UNIX users
   to access DOS-based CD-ROMs with its SCSI Express Software.  Says it supports
   High Sierra Group and ISO-9660 formats.  Also supports disk, tape, DAT, 
   WORM (and other optical media), etc.  Available for SCO UNIX, Interactive,
   and AT&T's PC-based UNIX packages.  $495

	Micro Design International
	6985 University Blvd.
	Winter Park, Florida  32792
	(407)-677-8333

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From: james at anvil.co.uk (James ``Skinnyribs'' Dalby)
      Anvil Software Ltd
 
 
   Anvil Software Limited is a software development and consultancy organisation
   based in London, we have specialist experience with CDROM, having developed
   the first CDROM device drivers and file system support for CDROM under UNIX.
   We currently have access to CDROM under 386/ix on IBM compatible 386 PCs
   using an LMSI CM131 CD player, with a WD FASST card SCSI controller.
   This software is the property of Philips, we did the development work on
   their behalf.  We are currently in negotiations with Philips to enable
   reselling of these products.  Until we are in a position to resell
   this software, we are offering an independent devlopment service (reinventing
   the wheel) on a case by case basis.  This is usually too expensive for
   small customers, of course, but large customers, who are not prepared to
   wait for the Philips release, have used us for this service.
 
   You can also get CDROM support on SUN SPARC stations running SUNOS4.0 or
   later.

      Anvil Software Limited
      51/53 Rivington Street
      London
      EC2A 3QQ
      +44 71 729 8036

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From: paul at actrix.gen.nz (Paul Gillingwater)
      Actrix Information Exchange

   HP support CD-ROM for on-line manuals on their UNIX system. 

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From: del at fnx.UUCP (Dag Erik Lindberg)
      I/Ovations    Kirkland, WA

   I haven't seen anyone mention the Western Digital 7000 FASST (SCSI)
   controller, which comes with a driver from Columbia Software.  Part
   of the driver package is a CDROM interface which supposedly allows
   the CDROM to appear as a file system under Unix.  I don't own a
   CDROM drive, so I don't know how well it works.

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>From me: IBM RS/6000 machines also have CD-ROM support for their manual
         pages.

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