pcmcia cdrom compatability question

24 March 2003, 08:01

howdy, can anyone tell me what kind of pcmcia cdrom model would run on an amiga 1200HD and, where i can get one from?
cheers

TikTok · 24 March 2003, 09:53

There are different paths you can take. You can get a PCMCIA SCSI adaptor such as the Squirrel or Surf Squirrel, which will allow you to attach almost any SCSI device, including CDROMS, harddisks, etc. I have a Squirrel on my A600 and have never had any problems with it whatsoever.

Alternatively, if you will only ever want to attach a CDROM, you can get models that just connect direct to the PCMCIA port and don't allow future expansion. There was one model like this called the Zappo I believe, but I think they are harder to find than the SCSI based solutions. You can try Power Computing (www.powerc.com) and see what they list nowadays.

Mr Creosote · 24 March 2003, 09:58

There is also the Q-Drive from Amiga Technologies and the CD1200 controller which only works with drives compatible to the old Mitsumi standard (up to doublespeed).

RetroMan · 24 March 2003, 11:06

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr Creosote
There is also the Q-Drive from Amiga Technologies and the CD1200 controller which only works with drives compatible to the old Mitsumi standard (up to doublespeed).

Not quite

There are two Driver Disks for the CD1200 Controller, one is for 2x Mitsumi CDRoms, the other can be used with nearly any ATAPI CDRom

24 March 2003, 11:54

is there a place on the net where i can get a squirrel scsi pcmcia card cheap?

Amiga1992 · 24 March 2003, 13:52

Define cheap :P

www.eyetech.co.uk , www.softhut.com and www.powerc.com should store Squirrels.

Severin · 24 March 2003, 22:49

try a wanted ad on www.amibench.com and check the for sale section too, they're quite often there.

A nice (but slow) external scsi cdrom is the Aiwa ACD-300, I've seen them for about £20 on amibench. LCD display on the front, play/pause, stop, prev, next and repeat buttons on the front for audio play, and a couple of phono connectors on the back to go to an amp...

alternativly, get an 4 way IDE adaptor and run an IDE cable out the back of your miggy and bung a cheap IDE cdrom on it with an old PSU (MAC LC series PSU's are very good, they just unclip from the mac, you can pick up the old MAC's for £5 at carboot sales).

24 March 2003, 08:01	#1
DeAMI Posts: n/a	pcmcia cdrom compatability question howdy, can anyone tell me what kind of pcmcia cdrom model would run on an amiga 1200HD and, where i can get one from? cheers

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24 March 2003, 09:53	#2
TikTok Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Malayasia Age: 43 Posts: 657	There are different paths you can take. You can get a PCMCIA SCSI adaptor such as the Squirrel or Surf Squirrel, which will allow you to attach almost any SCSI device, including CDROMS, harddisks, etc. I have a Squirrel on my A600 and have never had any problems with it whatsoever. Alternatively, if you will only ever want to attach a CDROM, you can get models that just connect direct to the PCMCIA port and don't allow future expansion. There was one model like this called the Zappo I believe, but I think they are harder to find than the SCSI based solutions. You can try Power Computing (www.powerc.com) and see what they list nowadays.

24 March 2003, 09:58	#3
Mr Creosote Evil Mastermind Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Home Posts: 740	There is also the Q-Drive from Amiga Technologies and the CD1200 controller which only works with drives compatible to the old Mitsumi standard (up to doublespeed).

24 March 2003, 11:54	#5
DeAMI Posts: n/a	is there a place on the net where i can get a squirrel scsi pcmcia card cheap?

24 March 2003, 13:52	#6
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Define cheap :P www.eyetech.co.uk , www.softhut.com and www.powerc.com should store Squirrels.

24 March 2003, 22:49	#7
Severin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gloucester / UK Posts: 700	try a wanted ad on www.amibench.com and check the for sale section too, they're quite often there. A nice (but slow) external scsi cdrom is the Aiwa ACD-300, I've seen them for about £20 on amibench. LCD display on the front, play/pause, stop, prev, next and repeat buttons on the front for audio play, and a couple of phono connectors on the back to go to an amp... alternativly, get an 4 way IDE adaptor and run an IDE cable out the back of your miggy and bung a cheap IDE cdrom on it with an old PSU (MAC LC series PSU's are very good, they just unclip from the mac, you can pick up the old MAC's for £5 at carboot sales).

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