[rescue] on the subject of the 4D/xx...

[Dan Debertin]

On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Flinthoof Ponypal wrote:

> Early SUNs and SGI machines require a 512 byte mode CD-ROM.  Today's
> CD-ROM's won't work.  You can typically find a SCSI 512 byte mode drive on
> Ebay for $20-$30.  Starting with the Indigo, they could use normal drives.

Oh, but that's just it. It _is_ a 512 byte mode CDROM. Otherwise none of
my Sun boxes would boot from it.

Dan D.
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