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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to *start* computerizing several hundred CDs?

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to *start* computerizing several hundred CDs?
  • From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:34:07 -0500 (EST)
On Thu, 10 Mar 2011, C.T. Paterson wrote:

> If my math has not failed me (it's early yet), a 2TB drive will
> store over 2,500 700 MB ISOs...so perhaps you could opt to simply
> take images of the discs to keep a full range of options on the
> table.

  you're suggesting to just store the raw ISO images of each CD?  what
command or utility would you use to do that?  i always thought you
can't treat a music CD as a raw data stream given that each track is
represented by a separate file.  or am i misunderstanding something
here?

rday

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