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From: bergius@cc.Helsinki.FI (K H Petteri Bergius)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,alt.cd-rom,alt.multimedia
Subject: Re: SB16 SCSI w/3401
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Date: 3 Jun 1994 20:50:45 GMT
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Lenny Garfinkel (lenny@zeus.datasrv.co.il) wrote:
: I am new to the  world of multimedia and thoroughly confused.  If I buy a
: SB16 SCSI card, can I plug a SCSI cd-rom drive like the Toshiba 3401
: directly into it and therefore I won't have to buy a separate SCSI
: controller? 
Yes you can. I have this setup and like it a lot.

: Would there be any advantage in buying a separate
: controller?  
Yes, if you need to boot from SCSI or add other fast SCSI devices
(CD-ROM is NOT fast)

: My kids will be using the system mostly for games and
: educational stuff (encyclopedias, etc.).  Is the speed of the 3401
: necessary in these applications?
Not only it's speed is fine, also it's 256 kB buffer helps a lot. It's
great drive.

: Do I need a SB16 for these applications.
Yes or some other sound card.

Cheers,

Petteri