Re: tlug: peripheral question

[Jim Tittsler <jwt@example.com>]

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tlug note from Jim Tittsler <jwt@example.com>
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On Wed, Aug 13, 1997 at 10:53:23PM +1000, David J Iannucci wrote:
> Here am I to bug y'all with another question.  I want to
> buy an internal-type CDROM drive for my Linux-to-be machine.
> Do I have to worry a lot that Linux is not listed as one
> of the supported OSes on the box?  One brand I've seen

Virtually any ATAPI (IDE) CD-ROM that is 4X or faster will work fine
with Linux.  (It is not actually the speed that is the requirement,
its just that the ATAPI specification was open to a bit of "interpretation"
prior to about the time the 4X drives appeared.  Nearly all early drives
will also work, but some may display "quirks.")

Jim (CD-ROM drive design weenie)

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