Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!news.funet.fi!ngw!news.funet.fi!not-for-mail From: John Vozza Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: XA File Reader?? Date: 20 Feb 1994 04:28:23 +0200 Organization: FUNET-NGW Lines: 16 Sender: daemon@news.funet.fi Distribution: alt Message-ID: Reply-To: John Vozza NNTP-Posting-Host: news.funet.fi Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Return-Path: <@UCCVMA.UCOP.EDU,@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU:vozzaj@CNJ.DIGEX.COM> Comments: To: Don - Hirschfeld To: CDROM-L Redistribution In-Reply-To: <199402170710.AA07844@cnj.digex.com> On Wed, 16 Feb 1994, Don - Hirschfeld wrote: > I just bought a demo CDROM intended to be used with the Sony Bookman. > It contains lots of files (as viewed with my PC) with the extension > XA. Is there a Bookman file reader available? I have another Bookman > CDROM with the PDR on it, but it loads only the one program. > > Don You require a driver called piexpc.exe which allows your pc to emulate the Sony MMCD Player(Bookman). You still would need XA hardware to hear the sound since the MMCD player is an XA player. You might be able to get a copy of the driver from the Sony Software Support Group in New Jersey. Try email to Matt Smith @ smithm@ccmail.nhq.sony.com Good Luck!