On Sun, 24 May 2009 17:36:58 +0100, Jim Lesurf
wrote:

Can I? erm... You may not know what machine I use for most domestic
computing... Hints are that it doesn't run Windows, nor MacOS, nor Linux
(usually), and doesn't have 'IBM PC' type hardware. :-)

No, I don't. Are you an enthusiast for something esoteric or
something retro?

But whatever it is, if it takes a CD/DVD drive at all, what can it use
other than an ATA or SATA unit?