[SunRescue] Plextor CD-ROMs

[Kent Rankin]

>  this is offtopic, but will cdroms that can boot suns also be
>recognized by a vaxstation?  i have an old vaxstation3100 that i'd like
>to update to vms7.2, and if i can pick up a cdrom that will boot a sun
>and a vax for $16, i definitely will.
>
>* Kurt Mosiejczuk (kurt at csh.rit.edu) [08.18.99 11:21]:
>> I thought I'd pass this along.  I'm on a mailing list for a liquidator.
>> I've had friends buy from them in the past and be very happy, and 
>> whereas this is a Plextor (which are Sun bootable) for $16, I know
>> I don't think I'm going to pass it up.
>> 
>>   PLEXTOR 4x SCSI CD-ROM DRIVE - $16
>>   ITEM #...PX43CX
>> http://www.hitechcafe.com/eshop/inproduct.asp?dept%5Fid=3&sku=PX43CS


    It should work, as DEC's RRD42's use 512-byte blocking, as well.


                                            -Kent Rankin