On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:28:41 +0100, you wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I'm brainstorming for my next (hobby) project, an automatic =
CDROM-changer for
>my entire CD collection, total ~450 CD/CDROM/DVDs. In these quantities =
it is
>mostly called a jukebox. I was thinking of a PIC controlling the =
robotics,
>interfaced via RS232 to my computer, and an external disk drive.
>But I can't find a way to pack the cd's efficiently (the main reason to =
do
>this) and pick them up in a non-complicated manner.
>In professional jukeboxes, all CD's are in small trays but I don't like =
the
>idea to make 500 complicated trays myself.
>Do any of you have a good idea?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Koen van Leeuwen

Sony make a pretty cheap 400 disc CD changer (CDP-CX450 I think) - =
hacking one of these would save
you a lot of work....

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