[H-GEN] wtb cdrom drives
Brent Wesley
BWesley at bhcons.com.au
Thu May 7 18:08:32 EDT 1998
If it is a panasonic interface I might be able to help. If I can get the
enw cdrom I just obtained to work you are welcome to it. It isa double spin
cdrom currently working of my sb clone.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Brockway [SMTP:robert at zen.humbug.org.au]
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 1998 2:02 PM
> To: HUMBUG General List
> Subject: [H-GEN] wtb cdrom drives
>
> Hi all. Anyone got a sbpro cdrom drive suitable for an 8bit sbpro they
> have lying around. You can turn it into a few dollars and make sure it
> goes to a good home. This would go in my 2nd computer 'orac' and would be
> used mainly to play CDs.
>
> Also, a friend of mine (many of you will now Anne) has a problem with her
> Cdrom drive. A member of her family broke her it. She paid for the
> computer herself by working odd jobs,etc. I'm not sure if the family
> member in question can/will pay for a new cdrom, so I'm seeing if anyone
> has a cheapish/oldish ide cdrom (4x or 6x ideal) to use a replacement.
>
> The broken unit is a 24x but any old cdrom would be great. I'll be going
> over next time I have a few days off and I'll see if I can
> coerce/negotiate/council the cdrom drive into working again but I am
> familar with what this poor drive has been through (had a cd jammed in
> it for over 2 months) and am not hopeful (I believe the motor has finally
> burned out). To be honest when the jammed cd was discovered I was
> surprised it kept working, but the poor thing kept on running for as long
> as it could).
> Cheers,
> -Robert
>
> --Robert Brockway B.Sc. Email: robert at zen.humbug.org.au,
> robert at icc.net.au
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