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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: B00tDisk on May 29, 2009, 11:55:48 PM

Title: CD32 optical drive
Post by: B00tDisk on May 29, 2009, 11:55:48 PM

Hidey-ho neighborinos...

What kind of drive was in the CD32, interface-wise?  Custom?  ATAPI?  SCSI?  What?

Title: Re: CD32 optical drive
Post by: smerf on May 30, 2009, 12:19:40 AM

Hi,

What I can find out, it came out with a MKE controller.

smerf

Title: Re: CD32 optical drive
Post by: B00tDisk on May 30, 2009, 12:58:16 AM

Aha!  Found it (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~theom/electronics/panasoniccd.html).  Sadly it looks like a long-dead nonstandard interface.

Title: Re: CD32 optical drive
Post by: CLS2086 on June 02, 2009, 06:48:57 PM

Hi,
but the laser pick-up is easily replaceable... Sony KSS series 21x

Title: Re: CD32 optical drive
Post by: Chain on June 02, 2009, 09:01:12 PM

its a sony!
(and not panasonic) :D

Title: Re: CD32 optical drive
Post by: amigakit on June 02, 2009, 09:10:50 PM

Here is the CD32 drive with Picture:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=858

They are Chinon branded