Comment on More than two hard disks in DOSComments−mikeytown21ySound Cards with IDE ports for CD-ROM drives were definitely a thing back then−cestith1yThere were also a number of sound cards that had two or three ports because a lot of early CD-ROM drives weren’t IDE. You’d have a Sony, a Panasonic, and something else on your card in the early days. IDE on a sound card was an actual improvement.−shdon1yThe third common CD-ROM interface that wasn't IDE was Mitsumi.−cestith1yThank you. That’s absolutely right and I’m not sure why I blanked on it at the time of writing.−Zardoz841yYeah! I'm trying to get a Sound Blaster 16 with IDE + a VESA IDE controller working on a 486DX2@66
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Sound Cards with IDE ports for CD-ROM drives were definitely a thing back then
There were also a number of sound cards that had two or three ports because a lot of early CD-ROM drives weren’t IDE. You’d have a Sony, a Panasonic, and something else on your card in the early days. IDE on a sound card was an actual improvement.
The third common CD-ROM interface that wasn't IDE was Mitsumi.
Thank you. That’s absolutely right and I’m not sure why I blanked on it at the time of writing.
Yeah! I'm trying to get a Sound Blaster 16 with IDE + a VESA IDE controller working on a 486DX2@66