Panasonic CD interface

The Panasonic CD interface, also known as the MKE CD interface (for Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics), SLCD or simply Panasonic, is a proprietary computer interface for connecting a CD-ROM drive to an IBM PC compatible computer. It was used briefly in the early 1990s, and is no longer in production.

The interface is similar in physical format to an IDE, and an IDE cable may be used; however, the CD-ROM drive cannot be connected to the IDE bus and must have an interface card. Some SoundBlaster cards were manufactured with a port to connect to the CD-ROM drive with this interface.

FreeBSD supports this interface with "matcd" driver. Linux supports these drives via the sbcd, sbpcd or pcd drivers.

External links

Page written by Theo Markettos, explaining the interface

Panasonic

Subsidiaries

Current	Panasonic Avionics Corporation Panasonic Cycle Technology Panasonic Electric Works (acquired in 2012) Sanyo (acquired in 2009) Anchor Electricals (acquired in 2007) Blue Yonder (acquired in 2021)
Former	JVC (spun off and merged with Kenwood) MCA Inc. (sold to Seagram's) Universal Lighting Technologies (sold to Atar capital in 2021)

Brands

Eneloop
Eluga
KDK
Lumix
National (phased out)
Panasonic
Quasar
Sanyo
- NXT
- Kaizen
Technics
Varicam

Products

Consoles	3DO Interactive Multiplayer Panasonic M2 Panasonic Q Jungle
Turntables	Technics SL-1200 Technics SL-10 Technics SL-J2
Other	Bicycles Camcorders CD interface Hospi Lenses Lumix cameras MN103 Panapet Panasonic JR series Panasonic Toot-a-Loop Radio Toughpad Toughbook Panasonic TR-005 Venus Engine