What's the easiest way to add CD-Rom to A1200s these days?

JonSick · 22 June 2015, 22:10

As the title says, really. What's the cheapest way?

Internal or external, though external is nicer if I don't have to modify my A1200 case.

Mr.Flibble · 23 June 2015, 09:47

Squirrel SCSI & External SCSI CDROM is the easiest, pretty much plug-in, install the software and go - no need to modify anything

Squirrel SCSI should be somewhere around £30 - actually there's on eBay at the moment..

External CDROM anywhere from £5-50 depending on the auction

jack-3d · 23 June 2015, 09:55

Cheapest is to unscrew the top and connect CDROM as slave to internal IDE. So investment is just a data cable. But its not a aesthetic and having Amiga unscrewed could be dangerous.

I rather like another idea based on USB -> buy Rapidroad for Clockport and use external CDROM.

john1979 · 23 June 2015, 14:17

I just put the case back on have the ribbon cable coming out the left side. It nips the ribbon a bit where the case marries but it's easier than case modding.

Arnie · 23 June 2015, 14:22

Use software and iso images.

JonSick · 23 June 2015, 18:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Flibble

Squirrel SCSI should be somewhere around £30 - actually there's on eBay at the moment..

Any chance you could ping me an item number? I'm not finding it.

Korodny · 24 June 2015, 01:10

I'm with Arnie. The cheapest and most elegant way is to not use a CD-ROM at all. Create ISOs and transfer them to the Amiga, then mount them using something like diskimage.device.

Browsing collections on CD (Aminet etc.) can be done on the PC (using an emulator, if the need arises). And there aren't all that many CD-ROM games available, especially not good ones

Otherwise you'll end up butchering the A1200 case or having an external drive lying around. I don't find either option very appealing.

22 June 2015, 22:10	#1
JonSick Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 255	What's the easiest way to add CD-Rom to A1200s these days? As the title says, really. What's the cheapest way? Internal or external, though external is nicer if I don't have to modify my A1200 case.

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Mr.Flibble Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: UK Posts: 472	Squirrel SCSI & External SCSI CDROM is the easiest, pretty much plug-in, install the software and go - no need to modify anything Squirrel SCSI should be somewhere around £30 - actually there's on eBay at the moment.. External CDROM anywhere from £5-50 depending on the auction Last edited by Mr.Flibble; 23 June 2015 at 09:52.

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23 June 2015, 09:55	#3
jack-3d kLiker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Brno / Czech Republic Posts: 371	Cheapest is to unscrew the top and connect CDROM as slave to internal IDE. So investment is just a data cable. But its not a aesthetic and having Amiga unscrewed could be dangerous. I rather like another idea based on USB -> buy Rapidroad for Clockport and use external CDROM.

23 June 2015, 14:17	#4
john1979 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: UK Age: 44 Posts: 748	I just put the case back on have the ribbon cable coming out the left side. It nips the ribbon a bit where the case marries but it's easier than case modding.

23 June 2015, 14:22	#5
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Use software and iso images.

24 June 2015, 01:10	#7
Korodny Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 812	I'm with Arnie. The cheapest and most elegant way is to not use a CD-ROM at all. Create ISOs and transfer them to the Amiga, then mount them using something like diskimage.device. Browsing collections on CD (Aminet etc.) can be done on the PC (using an emulator, if the need arises). And there aren't all that many CD-ROM games available, especially not good ones Otherwise you'll end up butchering the A1200 case or having an external drive lying around. I don't find either option very appealing.

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