The
hardware can be chosen from a variety of jukeboxes for CD-ROMS and writable
disks. It does not matter that most of these devices are controlled in
different ways.
Most functional differences are invisible for the user, but some properties
have an impact on the user interface. For instance, a jukebox lacking a mail
slot usually will not change disks itself upon request. For a jukebox
controlled via a serial interface, the appropriate serial port has to be
specified.
This chapter covers different jukeboxes, their functionality, and the relevant
device description files. In case you skipped the set-up chapter, please keep
in mind that a lot of time can be saved by adding lines such as
"disks=1-5" or "save=*.sav" to the device description
files.
This chapter makes use of the common meta characters "?" (any single character)
and "*" (any string) to address jukeboxes with similar names.
Note: On top of each of the following pages there is a sample device description file to minimize any problems you may have setting up the jukebox. The samples are set in two columns. Windows NT on the left, UNIX on the right.