installing packages on Mac IIci

[Joshua Holland]

I'm very new to Debian and Linux.  I got Debian running fine on my 
Mac IIci. I downloaded the Debian base system install files, but I 
don't want to install packages by download (my IIci is not connected 
to net yet and this seems slow anyway).  Will I be able to configure 
Debian to recognize my Apples CD-ROM drive, and will it read the 
available CD's that contain Debian packages?