Thank you all for the replies. It had helped a lot. I found a External Apple scsi CD-rom on Ebay for $28.00 so I'm set. Or I can hook it to my Mac 7200/75 desktop.
Thanks again Gary -----Original Message----- From: PowerBooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Marc Bosch Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 1:51 PM To: PowerBooks Subject: Re: Hi all just bought a 5300cs Others have pointed out using an external scsi CD ROM player with an adapter. That's what I did with my 5300cs - except the CD player is in my Mac IIvx that was just gathering dust. It's a somewhat bulky setup, but it works just fine, and adds another available hard drive as well. Any Mac with a scsi connection and a CD player should work. Marc >Gary E Davis wrote: > >I found out that adding an internal CD isn't possible. What is the best way >to add an external cd-rom? Can I use PCMCIA Cd-rom units? > >Thank you > >Gary > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
