Command: atapicdd.sys

  ATAPICDD.SYS is a generic CD-ROM driver for IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI). 
  It is still under development. Please use UIDE.SYS instead.
  ATAPICDD.SYS has to be loaded in CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS.
  When FreeDOS is already running, you can load ATAPICDD.SYS later
  with DEVLOAD.
  ATAPICDD.SYS is out of date. You should use UIDE.SYS instead.

Syntax:

   device=[drive][path]atapicdd.sys [options]
          drive  the drive letter, e.g. C:
          path   the directory, e.g. \example\

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Options:

  /D:name  Sets the device name to "name". Default value: FDCD0000.
           This name must also be mentioned in autoexec.bat when 
           loading shsucdx / mscdex.
  /N:x     Sets the number of devices to look for to x. Default value: 1

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Comments:

  ATAPICDD.SYS is loaded in CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS.
  The option /D: xxxxyyyy must be the same as in SHSUCDX
  (MSCDEX) which is loaded in AUTOEXEC.BAT.

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Examples:

  IN CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS:
    device=c:\fdos\bin\atapicdd.sys /d: fdc0000 /n:2

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See also:

  autoexec.bat
  config.sys
  devload
  fdconfig.sys
 (gcdrom.sys)
 (mscdex)
  shsucdx
  uide.sys
 (xcdrom.sys)
 (udvd.sys)

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File:

  Please read this command's lsm file also.
  You will find the updated version (internet) here and
  the version described in this manual page here.
  The lsm file contains information about the name of the programmer,
  the download site, and some other command related information.

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  Copyright © 2003 Robert Platt, updated 2011 by W. Spiegl.

  This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
  See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.