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21st Jan 2012, 1:49 pm | #1 |
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CDR Drive
Don't think its all that vintage.
I did a clean out and come across a CD drive I used to use on pre CD computers, I used it about ten years ago and it was not new when I got it, I used it mainly on old laptops, just plugs into the printer port. It's an Nec MultiSpin 3Xp (3x SCSI-2), still in its box, which is about four times as big as it needs to be. Do people still use them any more, or is it now just junk. http://support.necam.com/Optical/adv...dr401/main.htm |
21st Jan 2012, 2:31 pm | #2 |
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Re: CDR Drive
It should still work with any computer with a 50 pin SCSI2 interface, but the performance is typical of early CD-ROM drives so it will be very slow compared to later drives. Historical interest only really, though you could use it as an audio CD player.
I don't see how it will work via the printer port though. |
21st Jan 2012, 3:41 pm | #3 |
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Re: CDR Drive
It looks out of the ordinary, compared to tray CD drives, so could be worth keeping just for that point?
I suppose a relevant question for nowadays is whether it can play CD-Rs. I would assume that it was too early for CD-RWs |
21st Jan 2012, 6:46 pm | #4 |
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Re: CDR Drive
On its own, maybe not. But ADAPTEC did make a device called miniPORT SCSI which connected to a parallel printer port and converted it to SCSI. I've still got one in the loft somewhere, very useful for using my first DAT backup drive on my PCs.
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22nd Jan 2012, 1:11 am | #5 |
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Re: CDR Drive
I still have the lead from SCSI to parallel and its a model cdr-400, so its only a basic cd-rom reader, will end up in the loft again, with a 100hz tulip computer, a build in monitor one.
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22nd Jan 2012, 3:16 am | #6 | |
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Re: CDR Drive
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Is this a SCSI drive in a housing with a parallel/SCSI interface (similar to the old parallel/IDE housings you could buy)? Either way this will still have value to a vintage computer collector, although not necessarily a monetary one. |
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23rd Jan 2012, 12:26 am | #7 |
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Re: CDR Drive
Just pulled the lead out and it has a, Trantor T338 Miniscsi Parallel To Scsi box added to the lead.
Its getting on ten year since I look at it last. |
23rd Jan 2012, 1:43 am | #8 |
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Re: CDR Drive
That's probably worth significantly more than the drive
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