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Subject:
Parallel cdrom for laptop
From:
Larry Fisk <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 18:12:22 -0600
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I'm working on a 486 laptop for a client.
The laptop is running win 3.1 doesn't have a cdrom.
 She wants Win 95 and Office 97 installed. I can't get Office 97
or Win95 on  floppies at a good price.
She wants a cdrom, but doesn't want to put more money
into this laptop than it's worth.

 I know there are PCMCIA cdroms but they are expensive ($200 plus).
 Anyone got a more reasonable solution to this problem.
Like a source of a parallel cdrom etc. at a reasonable price?
Is there a parallel port "kit" like for harddrives to let one
 use a regular cdrom drive on a parallel port?

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