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From: mtvjbg01@ntmtv.com (Janet Gray)
Subject: IDE Interface for CD-ROM drives
Message-ID: <1994May25.181752.8173@ntmtv>
Sender: mtvjbg01@ntmtv (Janet Gray)
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Organization: Northern Telecom Inc, Mountain View, CA
Date: Wed, 25 May 1994 18:17:52 GMT
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Just read (may be old news tho...) in the New Media magazine
that the IDE interface will be available for CD-ROM drives
via ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) extension.  They claimed
that this will make CD-ROM drives even more prevalent and cheaper in
coming years.

I'm not well-versed in HW interfaces so excuse the stupid question...
Are SCSI and IDE compatible to the extent that if I burned a disc using a SCSI-connected CD-R drive, would an IDE-connected CD-ROM drive be able 
to read it, assuming ISO9660 format?

Thanks,
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