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i had an nec multispin 3xp scsi cd-rom (3x) connected via new media's bustoaster pcmcia card to my thinkpad 755ce. worked fine for the most part. the power source was a little wall mounted ac/dc converter - mine was 240v; if i wanted to use it in the u.s. i would have had to buy a 110 ac/dc adapter. wouldn't have been that expensive but i would have preferred an 'intelligent' power source. unfortunately, alas, my 3xp was stolen in a buglary and i am just getting around to replacing it. the replacement - due in tomorrow - is a nec 8xe scsi-2 multispin cd-rom (external, 8x speed), with i am told the same kind of ac/dc adapter. it is not a particularly portable unit (neither was the 3xp), but i can use it with both my 755ce and my mac, and by the time i travel next i hope to have a notebook with a built in cd-rom. the new media bustoaster pcmcia card, i understand, is one of the few that linux supports. there is no clear choice for portable cd-rom drives. the panasonics and sonys have great form factors, but who wants to pay that much for such a slow speed (these days), a proprietary pcmcia card, and a unit that will work with pc *or* mac (not both)? regards, al Alden S Klovdahl / alden.klovdahl@anu.edu.au / fax: +61 62 49 05 25 Sociology Arts / Australian National University / Canberra ACT Australia 0200