Fizzbinn Report post Posted November 24, 2019 Does anyone have a recommendation for an IDE PATA CD-R/CD-RW drive for pre OS X Macs? I’d like to replace the 24x CD-ROM drive in my beige G3 tower with one that will work in Mac OS 9 via Apple’s native authoring tools and/or Toast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Byrd Report post Posted November 24, 2019 Anything Pioneer should work nicely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EvilCapitalist Report post Posted November 26, 2019 Sony should be a safe bet as well. I've seen them as upgrades in both Beige and B&W G3s and iTunes and Toast picks them up just fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fizzbinn Report post Posted November 26, 2019 Sound like it might be easier than I thought. I was thinking the drive would have needed to be introduced before the last Mac OS 9 release in 2001 for general ROM/OS support (ability to boot from it). Ideally I was hoping to figure out and find a CD-RW or CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive or DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive of the specific model that shipped with the G4 Digital Audio/Quicksilver models that came out in 2001. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaPorta Report post Posted November 26, 2019 I picked up a drive for $5 at Goodwill (DVD-ROM/CD burner) and it works perfectly. Even most drives that only specify windows, I find that the Apple CD extension can drive them just fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
