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Resurrecting a Legacy X86 PC..
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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 1015162" data-attributes="member: 325666"><p>The PD drive powers up and anounces itself on the scsi bus as Matshita PD -1</p><p>So I guess it would still work ..assuming I had a suitable disc-cartridge..???</p><p></p><p>'Panasonic's PD/CD-ROM LF-1000AB drive wears two hats: It can read and write to a 650-MB rewritable optical disk, and it can also read common quad-speed CD-ROMs--all in the same tray. For PD mode, you insert a cartridge into the phase-change drive's tray; for CDs, you remove the PD cartridge and simply drop a CD into the tray. Supported CD formats include Kodak Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, and CD-I FMV. This is the only drive we tested that supports standard CDs as well as a phase-change cartridge. Phase-change cartridges are nonmagnetic media that offer reliable long-term storage.'</p><p></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-change_Dual" target="_blank">Phase-change Dual - Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-change_Dual#/media/File:PD-M650_front_side.jpg" target="_blank">Phase-change Dual - Wikipedia</a></p><p>Looks like I would need drivers to install this piece of legacy kit ..</p><p>Not supported directly by windows 98 or 95 ..</p><p>Is anyone aware of a group like ours that discusses legacy PC tech ?</p><p>Perhaps my only chance to get the drivers I need for this and other hardware..?</p><p>rgds</p><p>VS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 1015162, member: 325666"] The PD drive powers up and anounces itself on the scsi bus as Matshita PD -1 So I guess it would still work ..assuming I had a suitable disc-cartridge..??? 'Panasonic's PD/CD-ROM LF-1000AB drive wears two hats: It can read and write to a 650-MB rewritable optical disk, and it can also read common quad-speed CD-ROMs--all in the same tray. For PD mode, you insert a cartridge into the phase-change drive's tray; for CDs, you remove the PD cartridge and simply drop a CD into the tray. Supported CD formats include Kodak Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, and CD-I FMV. This is the only drive we tested that supports standard CDs as well as a phase-change cartridge. Phase-change cartridges are nonmagnetic media that offer reliable long-term storage.' [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-change_Dual']Phase-change Dual - Wikipedia[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-change_Dual#/media/File:PD-M650_front_side.jpg']Phase-change Dual - Wikipedia[/URL] Looks like I would need drivers to install this piece of legacy kit .. Not supported directly by windows 98 or 95 .. Is anyone aware of a group like ours that discusses legacy PC tech ? Perhaps my only chance to get the drivers I need for this and other hardware..? rgds VS [/QUOTE]
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