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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Whitesnake on May 26, 2004, 11:42:38 AM

Title: Archos MiniCD. External PCMCIA CD Rom Drive, work on amiga?
Post by: Whitesnake on May 26, 2004, 11:42:38 AM

I have been scanning the net for a small cd rom drive and this one caught my eye and i was wondering if anyone has had experience with trying to use one an a Amiga 600 or 1200
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=166&item=4133126985&rd=1

Title: Re: Archos MiniCD. External PCMCIA CD Rom Drive, work on amiga?
Post by: sir_inferno on May 26, 2004, 11:47:06 AM

afaik, time and time again two issues have come up

it has to be 16bit rather than 32bit


and it has to be type 1, rather than type 2.

although i don't know anything about this kind of stuff  :-)

mind you, would the amiga have enough power to power this thing through the pcmcia slot???  :-?

Title: Re: Archos MiniCD. External PCMCIA CD Rom Drive, work on amiga?
Post by: leirbag28 on May 26, 2004, 01:08:51 PM

Amigas PCMCIA slot is in fact PCMCIA Type II

But it is a 16 bit slot..............you have to find out if this drive is 16 bit PCMCIA. Then what drivers would you use? Maybe the Zappo drivers or the squirrel drivers.....or the Q-Drive drivers.

Title: Re: Archos MiniCD. External PCMCIA CD Rom Drive, work on amiga?
Post by: Zetec-S on May 26, 2004, 02:01:20 PM

Did you know that Archos were the people behind the Zappo CD-Roms and Harddrives?

Hence the fact the operating system on their portable harddrives/mp3 devices is very Amiga like.