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- FREEWARE PROGRAMS FOR POPULAR CDROM RECORDERS
- VERSION 3.0
-
-
- CHANGE HISTORY:
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- Version 3.1
- - Added support for the Ricoh MP6200S.
-
- Version 3.0
- - Added support for the Yamaha CDR200/400.
-
- Version 2.4
- - Added support for the Philips CDD2600 and HP6020i.
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- Version 2.3
- - Added support for the Pinnacle RCD-1000/5020/5040, JVC XR-W2001/2010,
- Teac CD-R50S, Sony CDU-940S, and Olympus CDS620E.
-
- Version 2.2
- - Added support for Ricoh RO-1420C (uses Philips command set)
-
- Version 2.1
- - Added support for the Olympus CDS615E, Pioneer DW-S114X,
- and Grundig CDR100IPW.
-
- Version 2.0
- - Added support for the Sony CDU-920S.
-
- Version 1.02
- - Added support for the Ricoh RS-1060C.
-
- - Recognizes the Yamaha CDR102 (uses CDR100 command set).
-
- - Recognizes the HP 4020i, Kodak PCD225, Kodak PCD-600, Philips 521,
- Philips CDD2000, and Plasmon RF4100 (all of these use the Philips
- command set).
-
- - Added new utilities TOC.EXE and FINALIZE.EXE
-
- - Using DOS read/write routines instead of C++ fread/fwrite for
- improved file I/O performance (using Borland C++ V4.0).
-
- - Cleaned up all command line interfaces (many new switches have
- also been added).
-
- Version 1.01
- - Added support for Yamaha CDR100 recorder.
-
- - Fixed "read error" problem when making copies of existing
- CD-R discs (i.e. copy of a copy). CD-R discs that are recorded
- with the track-at-once method have two extra blocks (called link
- blocks) at the end of the disc that are unreadable.
-
- **********************************************************************
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- Freeware Program Descriptions:
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- CD2CD.EXE
- Copies a single-track data CD from any SCSI based CDROM drive
- directly to the CD recorder. The reader must be faster than the
- recorder (i.e. 4X reader when recording at 2X, or a 2X reader
- when recording at 1X).
-
- CD2FILE.EXE and FILE2CD.EXE
- Copies a CD from any SCSI based CDROM drive to an "image" file
- on disk. This file can then be used by FILE2CD to write the image
- to the CD recorder. These two programs will allow someone who
- doesn't have a SCSI CDROM drive on their system to make copies of
- CDs using only their CD recorder for both reading the source disc
- and writing the new disc. FILE2CD can also be used to make ISO9660
- discs if you already have a program that can build ISO image files.
- You must use the /POSTGAP switch so that the proper track postgap
- is written to the disc.
-
- DISK2CD.EXE
- Copies a SCSI harddrive block-by-block to the CD recorder. This
- program can be used to make native VMS and Unix CDs from the PC.
- The harddrive cannot be larger than the capacity of a CDROM (650Mb).
- NOTE: DOS and NT CDROMs must be in ISO9660 format, so making an
- image copy of a PC disk won't work.
-
- FINALIZE.EXE
- This program is used to finalize a CD (write the table-of-contents
- and leadin/leadout tracks). A disc must be finalized before it can
- be read in a normal CDROM drive. If you get an error while making a
- CD, you can attempt to finalize the disc and possibly make it readable
- (no guarantees!). This command can also be used to finalize a disc
- if the /NOFINALIZE option was previously used in CD2CD, DISK2CD, and
- FILE2CD.
-
- TOC.EXE
- This program displays a CDROM's table-of-contents on the screen.
-
- ***********************************************************************
-
- >>> TIPS FOR WINDOWS 95 USERS <<<
-
- If you are using the 32-bit version of this software under Windows 95,
- then make sure that the "Auto Insert Notification" option is *disabled*
- for all CDROM devices...
-
- 1) Open the "Control Panel" folder and click on the "System" icon.
-
- 2) Select the "Device Manager" tab.
-
- 3) Click on the CDROM icon.
-
- 4) For each CDROM device in the list...
- Select the device.
- Select the "Settings" tab.
- Disable the "Auto Insert Notification" option.
- Click on "OK"
-
- **********************************************************************
-
- NOTES:
-
- - You can display the command line switches for any of these
- programs by typing "program-name /?". There must be at least
- one space between each command line argument or switch.
-
- - These programs will only work on a DOS based system with an
- ASPI SCSI manager installed.
-
- - These programs will only copy single-track data CDs (with CDROM
- Mode-1 type sectors). They will *not* copy audio, CDROM-XA, CD-I,
- mixed-mode, or any type of multi-session disc. If you are not sure
- if your CD has more than one track, use TOC.EXE to display the
- table-of-contents.
-
- - When using CD2CD/FILE2CD/DISK2CD on any of the Pinnacle, JVC, or
- TEAC recorders, do *not* use the /NOFINALIZE option. This option
- is not supported and will result in a disc that cannot be finalized
- at a later date.
-
- - All of the programs that write to the recorder have a /TEST option
- that will put the recorder into "write emulation" mode. Please make
- use of this switch when you are trying these programs for the first
- time or are copying a disc that might have a format that these
- programs don't support.
-
- - You must have a blank CD-R disc in the recorder even when using
- the "write emulation" mode.
-
- - If you record a CD in "write emulation" mode, you usually have to
- eject the disc from the recorder and re-insert it before you
- can write the disc for real.
-
- **********************************************************************
-
- Please send all suggestions, comments, and bug reports to...
-
- Golden Hawk Technology
- 125 Indian Rock Road
- Merrimack, NH 03054
-
- Phone: 603-424-0269
- FAX : 603-429-0073
-
- Email: jarnold@mainstream.net
- URL : http://www.mainstream.net/goldenhawk
-
- **********************************************************************
-
- Updated on MAY 7, 1997
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