05.001 What do I need to use regular CD Music Discs and access data discs (like the Golden Orchard CD) on my Apple IIgs?
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This article is from the Apple II Csa2 FAQ, by Jeff Hurlburt with numerous contributions by others.
05.001 What do I need to use regular CD Music Discs and access data discs (like the Golden Orchard CD) on my Apple IIgs?
By: Rubywand, Jawaid Bazyar, Tony Diaz, George Rentovich, Wayne Stewart
What you need is ...
1- RAMFast, Apple, or other SCSI interface card. The Slot in which the card is
located must be set to "Your Card" (e.g. via the Control Panel).
Note 1: Today, SCSI devices normally expect that a "termination voltage" will
be supplied by the SCSI interface card. RamFAST does this; but, most other
cards do not. If you have such a card and have a hard disk connected and
working, then, there should be no problem-- either the hard disk is supplying
the voltage or the card has been modified. Otherwise, be sure to obtain
information on the needed modification. (For the Apple Hi-Speed SCSI card
termination power mod, see the Hard Disk and SCSI FAQs in fil
e Csa2HDNSCSI.txt.)
Note 2: A version 1.01 ZipGS card needs to be upgraded to work with RamFAST.
2- External CD-ROM disc drive which your SCSI card supports.
The Apple Hi-Speed SCSI card is known to work with ...
Apple CD-150
Apple CD-SC+
Pioneer DRM-600.
The RamFAST is known to work with many drives, including any "SCSI Standard"
drive and practically any NEC or Texel. Some specific models are ...
Apple CD-150
Apple CD-300
Nec CDR38
Nec CDR25
Nec CDR74
Nec CDR84
Nec CDR-501
Nec CDR-502 (reads CDs fine but the front bezel music playing controls
don't work when connected to a RamFAST)
Philips CM425A
Pioneer DM600 (which is a 6 disc CD changer)
Pioneer DR-U06S (slot loading)
Sony CDU8002
Sony CDU8003
Sony CDU555S
Texel DM3X1S
Texel DM3028
Texel DM5028
Toshiba 3401
Toshiba XM-3501
Toshiba XM640LB (40speed)
Note 1: Check to be sure that the SCSI device number of your CD-ROM drive does
not conflict with the number for your hard disk, Zip Drive, etc.. Each device
on the SCSI chain should have a different number, usually in the range 1-6. #6
is usually reserved for the device you wish to boot, such as a hard disk. (A
drive's SCSI number is usually set via a switch on the back.) SCSI number does
not need to relate to position on the chain.
Note 2: The last device on the SCSI chain (i.e. the drive which is physically
at the end of the chain) should have its Termination set to ON and Termination
for other SCSI devices shoud be set to OFF. If your CD-ROM Drive is the only
SCSI device, Termination should be ON. (Actually, a SCSI interface card may be
able to handle two devices with Termination set to ON. However, you are likely
to have problems if the last device on the chain has Termination set OFF.)
3- A SCSI cable. Common SCSI plug/socket sizes are 50-pin and 25-pin. Get a
cable which matches your CD-ROM drive and the device you plan to plug into
(i.e. a SCSI hard disk, Zip Drive, ..., or your SCSI interface card).
4- To hear music played from a CD, Stereo headphones, speakers, or hi-fi cables
need to be plugged into the CD ROM drive. Most drives have a mini- Stereo
socket in the front. To fit the socket, the plug for your headphones, etc. must
be a Stereo plug.
5- A Driver file which matches your interface card. For RamFAST, it is
Ramfast.Driver. For Apple SCSI cards it is SCSI.Manager and SCSICD.Driver. The
Driver file(s) should be in the SYSTEM/DRIVERS/ folder (i.e. the DRIVERS folder
in the SYSTEM folder). To avoid conflicts, RamFAST users should remove
SCSI.Manager, SCSICD.Driver, and other Apple "SCSI ..." drivers from the
SYSTEM/DRIVERS/ folder.
6- In order to play standard Music CD's via your computer, you should have the
following:
o A Media Driver which matches your CD-ROM drive. For example, RF.NEC is a
driver supplied with RamFAST which works with NEC drives. The Media Driver
should be in the SYSTEM/DRIVERS/MEDIA.CONTROL/ folder.
o A standard System 6 control panel file (i.e. a "CDEV") named
"MediaControl". MediaControl should be in the SYSTEM/CDEVS/ folder
o A standard System 6 media control New Desk Accessory file (i.e. an
"NDA") named "MediaControl.DA". MediaControl.DA should be in the SYSTEM/
DESK.ACCS/ folder.
7- In order to access files on data CD-ROM discs (like DigiSoft Innovation's
Golden Orchard CD), the standard System 6 High Sierra file system translator
file (HS.FST) should be in the SYSTEM/FSTS folder. This lets you read ISO 9660
format data CD-ROM discs. You should already have the ProDOS FST (PRO.FST) in
the same folder. This lets you read ProDOS partitions which may be included
along with ISO 9660 partitions on a data CD-ROM disc.
Once the above items are checked, Shut Down your IIgs. Turn it OFF. Turn
OFF the CD ROM drive. Wait 10-20 seconds. Turn ON the CD ROM Drive. Wait a few
seconds and turn ON your IIgs. Boot System 6.01.
Your SCSI card manual and/or information supplied by the CD-ROM drive
seller is the best guide for doing any necessary setup chores. If a SCSI hard
disk or Zip Drive is already connected and working, it's likely that no special
setup will be necessary.
Note: If the CD-ROM drive is the only SCSI device on the chain and you are
using a RamFAST along with a ZipGS accelerator, be sure to run RAMFAST.SYSTEM
after booting in order to change at least one setting. You want to click
[O]ptions and set "TransWarpGS" to "NO".
Playing a Music CD
Click on Control Panels in the Apple Menu. Select the Media Ctrl control
panel. I have "1" for Media Channel, "RF.NEC" (the name of the driver) for
Media Device, and "GAME PORT" for Port. After entering your settings, close the
panel. This will save your setup in a file named "Media.Setup" in the same
Media.Control folder which contains your media control driver.
From the Apple Menu click on Media Controller to show the CD ROM player.
Click Channel 1, the name of your CD ROM driver sould show in the player
display. Insert a CD. Click Play and adjust the volume on the drive.
Loading Data, Games, etc. from a Data CD
Startup is the same as described above. It seems to be a good idea to have
a data CD in the drive before turning ON the computer. Some drive + card
combinations may not go on-line if no CD is present by the time you turn ON the
computer. You can experiment to see what works for your particular system.
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By: Jason Kettinger
I've got a Chinon CDA-435 1X speed (150Kps) SCSI-1 CDROM hooked up to my
IIgs using the Apple HS SCSI card, and it works great. I don't have any
encyclopedias, and CD-Audio disks do not get detected; but, the IIgs detects
ISO/HFS CD removals and insertions fine without a reboot.
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By: Rubywand
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