retro games 100 wrote:I could always have 2 CD-ROM drives? One slow and one fast. Best of both worlds? Fast one = install the software. Slow one = play the game (when the CD is required for a particular game).
Just an idea...
Definitely!
I always like to have 2 CD Drives. Actually my Pentium 133 based system has 1 CD-ROM drive and 1 DVD Drive.
DVD drive is for those multiple CD games like Zork Nemesis, Gabriel Knight 2, Pandora Directive, etc. Fan made installers are available for these games, where you can install all the cds into a single DVD. And usually I backup the dos games according to companies,eg. Origin, Sierra,etc., sound supported, eg. MT32, GS, Adlib, etc., and save them to DVD-RWs. And use them when needed.
I have successfully tested the functionality of DVD drives under Dos 6 and Windows 3.11. Works normally, without hiccups or problems. I even can play any dos games using the DVD drive.
Yes, the only problem with the new drives are the noises!Just can't stand them. And it's just frustrating when the drive starts spinning up when a character is about to speak. The small pause before he speaks kills the whole game.
My CD-ROM is a TEAC 6x drive. Quiet and very fast access after loading a disc. I haven't yet heard it spinning, to the contrary of the noisy new drives!
The picture below shows my DVD drive on top and the TEAC 6x drive below it.
This picture shows the inside of my P133 system. As you can see the two drives on top, and two HDDs below. One HDD for DOS/Win3.11 and the other HDD for Windows 95.