In article <3250@ra.nrl.navy.mil> eric@tantalus.dell.com writes:

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>In article <TALVOLA.92Aug7201956@qin.Berkeley.EDU> talvola@qin.Berkeley.EDU
>> (Erik Talvola) writes:
>>I doubt it is anything like a SCSI port.  Here is what is says in my
>>manual:
>>
>>The Sound Blaster Pro has a built-in CD-ROM Drive interface which can
>>be connected to a Matsushita model CR-521 CD-ROM Drive.  Detailed
>>connecting instructions and cable kits are provided when you purchase
>>the CD-ROM Drive from Creative Labs or one of their dealers.
>
>        If anyone wants to use one of these beasts under linux, it sounds like
>they will have to write a new device driver.  My only concern is to whether> the
>CDROM is designed to be accessible as a disc drive, and I am a little> concerned
>about what the data throughput would be and so forth.  It sounds to me like> the
>first step would be getting the soudblaster interfaced, and then perhaps> adding
>the CDROM later.  I would be interested in hearing someone who actually has> one
>of the things describe the thing in a little more detail.
>
>-Eric
>--
>Eric Youngdale
>eric@tantalus.nrl.navy.mil
>
>

I have one of these, the manual simply states

"CD-ROM Interface

Built-in CD-ROM AT-Bus type interface and CD-ROM audio line-in
connector."

Is this an IDE interface for CD-Rom drives? (It has a 40pin lead)
If so have we here the future for CD-Rom interfaces on IBM PCs? 

I to would love access to my CD-Rom drive under Linux but I'm finding
the whole thing very overwhelming at the moment :( and any attempt
to implement this myself is out of my league ( currently )

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