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In article <C7A1M...@knot.ccs.queensu.ca> 302...@ellis3.queensu.ca writes:
>In article 21...@fcom.cc.utah.edu, acw...@u.cc.utah.edu (Alan Carl Wong) writes:
>> >
[comments about SB16's proprietary CD-ROM interface deleted]
>> >
>> >The PAS 16 has a SCSI-2 interface built in to the card. While
>> >it isn't fast enough to be used as a hard-disk controller,
>> >it is perfect for a SCSI compatible CD-ROM drive, scanner,
>> >etc.
>> >
>> >Just my $0.02
>> >
>> >Nate
>> 
>> 
>> 	I have a few questions about the PAS 16, since I reccommended it
>> to a friend.  I have a Soundblaster 2.0.  How much are the drivers from
>> Trantor?  Is it fast enough for the double speed CD-ROM drives?  I think
>> that the board is fantastic but I hope I don't tell my friend to get one
>> and end up with the same pseudo proprietary predicament people with SB have.
>> 
>> Alan
>> 
>
>I read in PCMag somewhere that the PAS16 also has a proprietry SCSI-2 port. It will 
>only work with either Matsushita or Mitsubishi CD-ROMs.
>
>Andrew Sak
>302...@jeff-lab.queensu.ca 
>
>
As the (quite happy) owner of a PAS-16, and as one who has read plenty
of MediaVision's literature on it, please allow me to correct this:

The ProAudio Spectrum 16 has a 'standard SCSI' (almost certainly
SCSI-1) interface from Trantor (I think it's equivalent to a T100, but
I'm not sure) with a 690kb/sec max transfer rate.  This is quite
adequate for single- and double-speed drives.  The Trantor CD-ROM
drivers are available on MV's bbs or via FTP from ftp.uwp.edu .  These
support an extremely wide range of CD-ROMs; I'm running a NEC CDR-74,
and there are people on comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard who are using a
Toshiba XM3401 with the card.  You'll still need to order a cabling
kit from MediaVision, although the SCSI connector cable is standard
and the audio connector can be built without too much difficulty, so
you're not forced to rely on MV.
	There _are_ two other, slightly different versions of the
card: the first is the version which comes in the 'Fusion 16'
multimedia kit, and instead of SCSI has a connector for the
proprietary interface of the Sony CDU-31A.  The other is the 'ProAudio
Studio 16', which is brand new and is essentially a Spectrum 16 with
lots of MIDI composing software, but unfortunately they changed to a
different SCSI interface on this one, so that the Trantor drivers no
longer work (this is from discussion of the card on
c.s.i.p.soundcard).
	As for running a hard disk off the PAS16, there are people out
there who are doing it and seem to be happy with the results, despite
the low transfer rate; however, it's not possible to boot off of such
a drive, and the DOS drivers necessary to use a hard drive must be
ordered directly from Trantor, at a cost of ~$50-60.
	For more information, I suggest either reading
comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard for a while, or getting the PAS-16 FAQL from
ftp.uwp.edu, directory /pub/msdos/proaudio .

Andrew Liebeskind
94...@williams.edu