CD ROM FAQ Preface

Information in this page updated: 07 Jan 96


0. Preface

This FAQ differs a little from the normal FAQs with questions and answers. But before you read on, please consider answering the following questions:

        · What amiga and what equipment do you own?
        · How much money can you spend for a CD-ROM drive?
        · What is it you expect from the drive?
        · What future equipment will you buy?
If you answer those questions you will see which chapter to read. If you compare prices, please note that you'll need a seperate housing for an external drive, that you'll need a driver and sometimes you don't have the right controller. Check the advertisements for the best complete offer, not for the cheapest drive. And be carefull: if you buy a drive at your local pc-dealer and the drive doesn't work with your amiga but does with a pc, no one will take it back and reward you the money. Buy at a specialist, an amiga dealer.

There is no such thing as THE CD-ROM, accessing data on the little, shining disk is a complex together of several components.

Chapter (1,11,12,13)   (3,4)       (2)

        +----------+ +-------+ +-----------+
        |  CD-ROM  |-| Drive |-| Interface |----+
        +----------+ +-------+ +-----------+    |
                                                |
        +---------------------------------------+
        |
        |       +------------+ +--------+ +--------+ +----------+
        +-------| Controller |-| Device |-| Driver |-| Software |
                +------------+ +--------+ +--------+ +----------+

Chapter             (5,7)                     (6)      (8,9,10)


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