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From: joe@config.com (Joe Rinehart)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: HELP: Info needed on multiple CDs and changers!
Message-ID: <763088318.23snx@config.com>
References: <94066.055558STUDBC8@SAUPM00.BITNET>
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 94 00:58:38 GMT
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In article <94066.055558STUDBC8@SAUPM00.BITNET> STUDBC8@SAUPM00.bitnet writes:
>
>Hi all,
>   I have one CD-ROM installed on my machine. Would it be fine if I install
>another CD-ROM drive ?!! If yes, then whats the limit for the number of
>CD-ROM drives, and are there anythings that I will have to look at before
>doing that, or anything that I have to take care of ?!
>   How about CD-changers ? Can I install anyone ? or do you advise some
>ones ?!! Is the installation of a CD-ROM with a disc bank/changer will be
>just the same as installing a single CD-ROM from the software point of view?
>Also, How about if I have multiplt users accessing my CD-changer ? each one
>will need a different CD-ROM to review or take files from, whats the situation
>now ?? Is it just a matter of some delay ?! or what ?!!
> Regards .. and thanks !
>
>studbc8@saupm00.bitnet
>
        Before we can offer any real help, we need to know what type
of CD-Reader you have presently.  If it an SCSI device then you may
daisy chain 7 readers.  Some proprietary cards allow 4, or 8 units to
be daisy chained.
        As for having multiple drives access at the same time with a
changer, it is more common to use a door program to copy the file to a
hard drive for access.
        Hope this helps a bit.
Joe