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CDR WRITER 1
CD-ROM PROFESSIONAL'S CD-RECORDABLE HANDBOOK
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO PRACTICAL DESKTOP CD RECORDING
JANUARY 1997 (SEE THE TABLE OF CONTENTS AT THE END OF
THIS FILE!) FULL CD!
CD WRITER PROGRAMS
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WINONC (3.0192) WIN-ON-CD TOGO! 192 (C) CEQUADAD
INCLUDING: SPEED'O'METER & DRIVER DISK
FULL CD FROM CEQUADRAT
WINONCD (3.0) WINONCD TOGO! FOR WINDOWS 95/NT
(3.0) WINONCD,DRIVER DISK UPDATE 3.00.124.
PERSONAL (4.03C) PERSONAL ARCHIVER+, WINDOWS NT
(4.03C) PERSONAL ARCHIVER+, WINDOWS 3.1X
(4.03C) PERSONAL ARCHIVER+, WINDOWS 95
(4.03C) CD-R SOFTWARE TUTORIAL FOR THE PERSONAL
ARCHIVER PLUS CD-R SOFTWARE 4.03C WINDOWS 3.11.
TAO (5-96) TRACK AT ONCE COPY TOOLS
DAO (3.2C) DISC AT ONCE COPY UTILITIES FOR DOS (CRACKED)
DAO (2.3) DISK AT ONCE + CD2CD FOR DOS REGISTERED
D2D (1.20) DISC 2 DISC (9-95) WIN3.11/WIN95 VERSION
WIZARD CD WIZARD FOR WINDOWS 95/WINDOWS NT.
COREL CD-CREATOR CDR-READER FOR WINDOWS FULL CD
CDRWIN1 SCSI CD-ROM RECORDING TOOLS (C) GOLDEN HAWK TECH.
CDRWIN2 2/25/97 NEW CDRWIN CDR TOOL CD-ROM
+ GOLDEN HAWK KEYMAKER!
MIN VERSION V3.0A - 25-FEB-97]
DOS/WIN31/WIN95
GEARW95 (4.0) GEAR MM FOR WINDOWS 95/NT
GEAROS2 (3.3) GEAR MM FOR OS/2 WARP
GEARMMML (3.3) GEAR MM CD DESKTOP VERSION
MULTILANGUAGE- FULL CD ROM
SPIRA CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS
SUPPORT: PHILIPS CDD-2000,PIONEER DW-S114X
RICOH RS-1060C, SONY CDU-920S, AND
YAMAHA CDR-100/102 OR COMPATIBLES.....
SPIRA CD-RECORDING SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 95.
HPSURE HP SURESTORE
ADAPTEC (2.0) ADAPTEC CD CREATOR
(2.0) EASY CD PRO ADAPTEC EZ-CD PRO WIN95/NT 3.51/4.0
(3.1) EASY CD PRO MM WINDOWS 3.1
(2.21) EASY CD REGISTRATION PATCH
(1.2) EASY CD PRO DELUXE 95/3.1, MULTILANGUAGE
EASY CD PRO DELUXE, MULTILANGUAGE, CD-RIP.
THIS IS A SHRINKWRAP VERSION OF CD PRO, IT
IS MULTILANGUAGE FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO RUN,
WINDOWS *WHATEVER LANGUAGE*.
CDR PUB (4.72) CDR PUBLISHER FOR WINDOWS 95
CDR PUB (4.72) CDR PUBLISHER FOR WINDOWS NT
CDR PUB (4.65) CDR PUBLISHER FOR WINDOWS 95 IS A CROSS-
PLATFORM AND MULTIPLATFORM DESKTOP CD-ROM
RECORDING SOFTWARE.
CDWRITER THIS WINDOWS 3.1 WRITER PROGRAM WORKS
WITH THE PHILIPS 521 AND 522 RECORDERS ONLY
JVC (1.41C) JVC CD-R EXTENSIONS, DOS/WINDOWS
A POWERFUL SYSTEM EXTENSION WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO
WRITE TO A CD-R DISC DYNAMICALLY, LIKE A FLOPPY
DISK OR ANY OTHER DISK DRIVE. YOU SIMPLY INITI-
ALIZE A BLANK CD-RECORDABLE DISC, ASSIGN THE
AVAILABLE DRIVE LETTER OF YOUR CHOICE, AND
ACCESS THE JVC CD-R DRIVE LIKE ANY OTHER DEVICE.
PINNACLE (2.12) DISC ARCHIVE 95 (C) PINNACLE MICRO INC. IS A
WINDOWS 95 AND NT 4.0 PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ARCHIVE
TO AND RESTORE FROM THE PINNACLE MICRO RCD
(OR COMPATIBLES).
TOOLS/UTILITIES
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CDMATIC A CD REGISTRATION PROGRAM, LOOK AT YOUR CD ONLY
ONCE...! WIN95/3.1/DOS
JVC (1.41C) CD-R EXTENSIONS V1.41C FOR WINDOWS 3.1/95/NT
CD-R EXTENSIONS IS VERY NICE PACKET WRITING SOFTWARE,
IN OTHER TERMS IT MEANS THAT THIS PIECE OF SOFTWARE
ALLOWS YOU TO MOUNT YOUR CD-R DRIVE LIKE A HARD DRIVE!
CD GRAB CD GRAB PRO VERSION 3.21, GRAB THOSE TRACKS!
CD WORKSHOP (2.00) VERSION 2.00.0382 (C) CYBERDYNE SOFTWARE WIN95/NT
GOOD CD GRABBER FOR WINDOWS. GRAB IT...
TOOLS CHECKCD TOOL FROM CEQUAD
READCD TOOL FROM CEQUAD
EMULATORS (1.0) VIRTUAL CD-ROM WITH KEYMAKER, WINDOWS 95.
(1.0) FAST CD PERSONAL EDITION 1.0 CRACKED WIN95/NT3.51
THIS IS A CD EMULATOR WHEREBY IT LETS YOU IMAGE A
CD ROM TO YOU HARDRIVE AND LET'S YOU RUN THE
APP/GAME THERE.
DISCDECTIVE (2.92) ENTERPRISE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL'S DISC
DETECTIVE IS A GOOD DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR BOTH
CD-ROM AND CD-R. THIS IS A LIMITED VERSION,
BUT IT HAS A LOT OF FUNCTIONALITY.
CDMATCH JANUARY 1996 RELEASE WINDOWS VERSION
CDMATCH.EXE, CDMORE.DLL, DMEMSIZE.EXE,
DMEMSIZE.PIF, CTL3DV2.DLL, AND README FILES.
AUDIOEXT THESE AUDIO EXTRACTION UTILITIES
SHOULD WORK WELL, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE A LITTLE
TOUGH TO LEARN. MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT THE
DOCUMENTS, WHICH CONTAIN A GOOD EXPLANATION
READING AUDIO OVER THE SCSI BUS.
CD WORX (2.11) CD WORX FOR WINDOWS 95/NT 4.X, CRACKED.
LABELS (1.0) SCANMOS CD LABEL PRO 04/12/96 WIN3.11, WIN95
YOU CAN MAKE PROFESSIONAL CD COVERS !
CDR EXPLORER(1.11) CD-ROM EXPLORER, UNIVERSAL USER INTERFACE
AND DATA CATALOG FOR CD-ROMS AND OTHER REMO-
VABLE MEDIA. CDE CREATES AN ACTIVE DATA FILE
TO EXPLORE AND CATALOG ANY DRIVE.
SCSI UTILITIES
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ADAPTEC
DRIVERS WIN95 32 BIT DRIVERS
UPDATE EZ4UP.EXE : EZ-SCSI 4.0E SPECIAL WORM/CDR UPGRADE
ASPI32UP.EXE : ASPI LAYER UPGRADE WIN95/WINNT
DRIVERS EZ-SCSI/DOS/WINDOWS 3.X/WINDOWS 95 [09/23/96]
EZSCSI (4.0) EZSCSI
SCSITUTR SCSI TUTOR
EZSCSI (4.01) THIS IS THE NEWEST UPGRADE OF THE SUPREME EZ
SCSI SOFTWARE FROM ADAPTEC. EZ-SCSI CONTAINS
SEVERAL APPLICATIONS, IT INCLUDES A BACKUP
PROGRAM FOR SCSI DATSTREAMERS/TAPESTREAMERS,
A COPY CD TO CD UTILITY FOR CD-WRITERS, A
REGULAR CD-WRITER PACKAGE, BENCHMARKS FOR SCSI
HARDDISKS, IN OTHER WORDS, TOO MUCH TO MENTION.
WINDOWS '95 AND NT.
SCSI TOOLSET WINDOWS EASY TO USE, WINDOWS BASED SET OF SCSI
SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTICS AND UTILITIES FOR PROFESSIONALS.
THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS FOR EASY TESTING, EXER-
CISING, TRANSFERRING, PROGRAMMING, VALIDATING,
SCANNING, ETC. OF MOST SCSI DEVICES.
LIMITED PROGRAMS, FOR INFORMATION:
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GOLDEN RETRIEVER THIS GOLDEN RETRIEVER (DEMO) PROGRAM
FROM CD CAMBRIDGE WILL IMPORT AND INDEX UP
TO 2 MEGABYTES OF DATA. THE FULL VERSION HAS
WRITING CAPABILITY THROUGH SEVERAL CD-R
PACKAGES. INSTALL THE BORLAND DATABASE ENGINE
TO INDEX DBASE AND PARADOX FILES.
ALCHEMY IMAGE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH'S ALCHEMY WILL INDEX
DATA FROM YOUR HARD DISK AND WRITE TO CD-R FOR
ARCHIVING OR DISTRIBUTION. LOOK AT THE IMR
DATABASE TO SEE THE POSSIBILITIES OR BUILD YOUR
OWN (SIZE LIMITED).
CAPACD EWB AND ASSOCIATES PRODUCES CAPACD, WHICH WILL
ALLOW YOU TO PLACE HUGE AMOUNTS OF DATA ON A
CD-R OR CD-ROM. THIS DEMONSTRATION VERSION WON'T
WRITE TO DISC, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU WHAT
COMPRESSION RATIOS ARE POSSIBLE FOR YOUR DATA.
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CD-ROM PROFESSIONAL'S CD-RECORDABLE HANDBOOK FULL CD
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FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS!!
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO PRACTICAL DESKTOP CD RECORDING
JANUARY 1997
TABLE OF CONTENTS [FOREWORD, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS]
INTRODUCTION TO CD-RECORDABLE: THE SUBJECT AND THE HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 1: WHY USE CD-RECORDABLE TECHNOLOGY?
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FROM CD-ROM TO CD-RECORDABLE
WHY USE CD-RECORDABLE TECHNOLOGY?
TEN REASONS TO USE CD-RECORDABLE: CD-R AND THE LOW-COST
FACTORS, EFFICIENCY, STANDARDIZATION, DURABILITY/DATA
INTEGRITY, EASE OF USE, CONTROL AND SECURITY, ENVIRONMENTAL
FRIENDLINESS, "ORIGINAL DOCUMENT" AND OTHER LEGALITIES,
VERSATILITY, WIDESPREAD EXISTING HARDWARE BASE
USES FOR CD-RECORDABLE: CD-R FOR CD-ROM DEVELOPMENT, ASSET
STORAGE, PROTOTYPING, BETA TESTING, INPUT FOR REPLICATION,
CASE STUDY, DATA STORAGE, "NEARLINE" STORAGE, ARCHIVAL
STORAGE, BACKUP, CASE STUDY FOR CD-R AND DATA STORAGE:
DATA/WARE DEVELOPMENT'S, ENTERPRISE AUTHORING SYSTEM
DATA DISTRIBUTION, FREQUENTLY CHANGING DATA, LIMITED
DISTRIBUTION DATA, CUSTOMIZED DATASETS, CASE STUDY
WHEN TO CHOOSE CD-R TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER 2: UNDERSTANDING CD-RECORDABLE
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THE HISTORY OF CD-R
CD-R STANDARDS: CD-R DATA STRUCTURE
CD-R WRITING MODES: DISC-AT-ONCE (SINGLE-SESSION), TRACK-AT-ONCE
MULTISESSION, MULTIVOLUME MULTISESSION AND LINKED MULTISESSION
TRACK MULTISESSION (MULTITRACK) PACKET WRITING OR INCREMENTAL
WRITING
ISO 13490: A LOGICAL FILE FORMAT FOR APPENDABLE DISCS
CD-R INCOMPATIBILITY: CD-R HARDWARE, CD-R MEDIA, CD-R SOFTWARE
CD-ROM DRIVES: PHYSICAL COMPATIBILITY, LOGICAL COMPATIBILITY
CHAPTER 3: CD-RECORDABLE DRIVES
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CD-R: A BRIEF GENEALOGY: FIRST GENERATION: THE TIME OF GIANTS
SECOND GENERATION: SMALLER SIZE, LOWER COST
THIRD GENERATION: THE PRESENT PICKS
CD-RECORDABLE DRIVES: WHAT'S INSIDE?: MECHANICAL SPIN OPERATION
THE CONTROLLER, WRITE-ONCE/READ NEVER, SEEK TIME/ACCESS TIME
CONSIDERATIONS IN BUYING A CD-RECORDABLE DRIVE:
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS, INTERNAL DATA BUFFER SIZE
DATA TRANSFER SPEED, HARD DRIVE THERMAL RECALIBRATION
AND BUFFER UNDERRUN, RELIABILITY, SCSI INTERFACES
AUDIO FUNCTION,AUTOCHANGERS, MULTIPLE DRIVE UNITS, AND
DUPLICATORS, CD-RECORDABLE DRIVE FEATURES, SPECIFICATIONS,
AND ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, HEAT, MOUNTING
CONSIDERATIONS, LOADING MECHANISMS
CONSIDERATIONS IN CHOOSING A CD RECORDER CD-RECORDABLE DRIVES
IN DETAIL:
OLDER MODELS AND USED RECORDERS, MERIDIAN DATA CD
PROFESSIONAL AND VR PROFESSIONAL, JVC PERSONAL
ROMMAKER/PINNACLE, MICRO RCD 202, PHILIPS
CDD521/KODAK PCD 200, PHILIPS CDD521/KODAK, CD 200
ENHANCED/UPGRADED, RICOH RS-9200, SONY EDW-1/CDW-1
SONY CDW-900E
CURRENT GENERATION RECORDERS
JVC XR-W-2001/PINNACLE MICRO RCD-1000, KODAK PCD 225
(PHILIPS CDD522), KODAK PCD 600, PHILIPS CDD522
PHILIPS CDD 2000/HEWLETT-PACKARD 4020I, PLASMON RF 4102
RICOH 1060C, SONY CDU 920S/SPRESSA 9211, YAMAHA CDR
100/CDE 100, YAMAHA CDR 102/CDE 102, MITSUMI CR-2200CS
THE PIONEER DW-S114X
CD RECORDING SYSTEMS: JVC PERSONAL ROMMAKER, THE TODD ENTERPRISES
CD-R CUBE, THE DYNATEK CDM 4000
CD RECORDER FEATURES: A TABLE
CHAPTER 4: CD-RECORDABLE MEDIA
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PRESSED CD-ROM
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CD-R
MANUFACTURING PROCESS: CD-ROM AND CD-R: PREMASTERING, MASTERING
ELECTROFORMING, REPLICATION, DYE COATING, METALIZATION
AND SPIN COATING, LABEL PRINTING
TYPES OF CD-R MEDIA: CYANINE, PHTHALOCYANINE, AZO
PMA AND PCA: OPTIMUM POWER CALIBRATION, WRITE STRATEGY
CD-R DATA CAPACITY: 18, 22, 63, 74 MINUTES
CD-R MEDIA AND RECORDING SPEEDS
ARCHIVAL LIFE
HOW TO CARE FOR CD-R DISCS (AND HOW NOT TO): CLEANING CD-R
LABELING CD-R, DESTROYING CD-R
CHAPTER 5: INSTALLING A CD RECORDER
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CARE AND HANDLING OF YOUR CD RECORDER
THE SCSI BUS: CABLE LENGTH, SCSI IDS, SCSI TERMINATION
HOST REQUIREMENTS: SCSI CONTROLLER INSTALLATION
MOUNTING THE RECORDER INTERNALLY
INSTALLING AN EXTERNAL RECORDER
INSTALLATION OF CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE
MEMORY MANAGERS, SCREEN SAVERS, SCHEDULERS, AND OTHER
HEADACHES FOR THE WELL-INSTALLED CD RECORDER
CHAPTER 6: CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE
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CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE PRICES AND FEATURES:
CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE AND THE HARDWARE
PLATFORM/OPERATING SYSTEM/
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE AND THE DISC FORMATS IT SUPPORTS
CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE AND THE RECORDERS IT SUPPORTS
OUTPUT OPTIONS IN CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE
INTERFACE/BATCH PROCESSING AND CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE
CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE UPGRADES AND UPGRADE POLICIES
IMAGE CREATION FROM SOURCE FILES: THE CORE CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE TASK
AUDIO FEATURES AND CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE
WHO WROTE WHAT? THE OEM/VAR QUESTION
CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE AND ITS REAL WORLD HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE: THE LIST
CD-R SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS
CD-ROM STRATEGIES: CD-GEN
CEQUADRAT USA, INC.: WINONCD TO GO
CEQUADRAT USA, INC.: WINONCD
COREL CORPORATION : COREL CD CREATOR
CREATIVE DIGITAL RESEARCH: CDR PUBLISHER
CUSTOM COMPUTER SYSTEMS: CDWRITER
DATAWARE TECHNOLOGIES: CD RECORD (CD-IT!ALL--OPTIMAGE;
MULTIWRITE--KODAK)
ELEKTROSON: GEAR
INCATSYSTEMS: EASY-CD PRO (DISCMAKER--DATADISC; PINNACLE--RCD PC)
INFOSCIENCE: CD PRODUCER
INFOSCIENCE: CDR-QUIK
JVC: PERSONAL ROMMAKER
JVC: PERSONAL ARCHIVER
MONIKER: SPIRA
OPTICAL MEDIA INTERNATIONAL: QUICKTOPIX FOR WINDOWS
YOUNG MINDS, INC.: SIMPLICD
CD-R SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS 95
CEQUADRAT: WINONCD 3.0 FOR WINDOWS 95
COREL CORPORATION: CD CREATOR 2
CREATIVE DIGITAL RESEARCH: CDR PUBLISHER FOR WINDOWS 95
ELEKTROSON: GEAR 3.2 FOR WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS NT
INCATSYSTEMS: EASY-CD FOR WINDOWS 95 AND NT
INCATSYSTEMS: EASY-CD PRO FOR WINDOWS 95
JVC: PERSONAL ROMMAKER AND PERSONAL ARCHIVER FOR WINDOWS 95
MONIKER: SPIRA FOR WINDOWS 95
OPTICAL MEDIA INTERNATIONAL: QUICKTOPIX FOR WINDOWS 95
CD-R BACKUP PROGRAMS
INCATSYSTEMS: EASY-CD BACKUP (PINNACLE--WINDOWS BACKUP UTILITY)
YOUNG MINDS: SIMPLISTORE
CD-R SOFTWARE FOR OS/2
CIRRUS TECHNOLOGY: UNITE CD MAKER
ELEKTROSON: GEAR FOR OS/2
MICRO DESIGN INTERNATIONAL: EXPRESS WRITER FOR OS/2
CD-R SOFTWARE FOR THE MACINTOSH
ASTARTE: TOAST CD-ROM PRO (CD-IT!ALL--OPTIMAGE)
CEQUADRAT: VULKAN
ELEKTROSON: GEAR FOR MACINTOSH
INCATSYSTEMS: EASY-CD MAC
JVC: PERSONAL ARCHIVER FOR MAC
JVC: PERSONAL ROMMAKER FOR MAC
OPTICAL MEDIA INTERNATIONAL: QUICKTOPIX FOR MACINTOSH
SONY CORPORATION: CD CONSTRUCTOR
SONY CORPORATION: HYBRID FORMATTER
CD-R SOFTWARE FOR UNIX
CREATIVE DIGITAL RESEARCH: CDR PUBLISHER
DATAWARE TECHNOLOGY: CD RECORD FOR UNIX
ELEKTROSON: GEAR 3.2 FOR UNIX
JVC: PERSONAL ARCHIVER FOR UNIX
JVC: PERSONAL ROMMAKER FOR UNIX
YOUNG MINDS: CD STUDIO
CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE FOR NETWORK USE
SMARTSTORAGE: SMARTWRITE
CELERITY SYSTEMS: VIRTUAL CD WRITER
YOUNG MINDS: AUTOCDR
AUDIO SPECIALTY PROGRAMS
ASTARTE: TOAST CD-DA FOR MAC
OPTICAL MEDIA INTERNATIONAL: DISC-TO-DISK FOR WINDOWS
OPTICAL MEDIA INTERNATIONAL: DISC-TO-DISK FOR MACINTOSH
PROGRAMS WITH EMBEDDED RECORDING SUPPORT
IMAGE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IMR): ALCHEMY
CD CAMBRIDGE: GOLDEN RETRIEVER
COMPRESSION SOFTWARE FOR CD-R AND CD-ROM
EWB AND ASSOCIATES: CAPACD
CD-ROM-USA, INC.: CRI-X2
CHAPTER 7: RECORDING CDS ON A NETWORK
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USING NETWORK VOLUMES OR DRIVES AS A DATA SOURCE
RECORDER ATTACHED TO A FILE SERVER
AN NLM-BASED SOLUTION: CELERITY'S VCD WRITER
DEDICATED CD-RECORDABLE SERVER
YOUNG MINDS' AUTOCDR: HIGH-VOLUME, DIVERSE CLIENT CD RECORDING
SMART STORAGE SMARTWRITE: LOW VOLUME OR HIGH VOLUME
PROPRIETARY TURNKEY DEDICATED CD-R SERVER
MERIDIAN DATA'S NETSCRIBE: A PROPRIETARY
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE SOLUTION
OTHER NETWORK RECORDING SOLUTIONS
DRIVE LETTER NETWORK ACCESS: MONIKER'S SPIRA
MANY CD-R OVER THE NETWORK: INTAGLIO'S CDR-2004
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR CD-R AND NETWORKS?
CHAPTER 8: LABELING CD-R DISCS
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JEWEL CASE LABELING
CADDY LABELING
THE TRICADDY
THE MINIMALIST LABEL: THE FELT-TIP PEN
CRACK-AND-PEEL STICK-ON LABELS
FACTORY LABELED MEDIA
PRINTABLE MEDIA
BUBBLE JET CD-R PRINTERS
DESKTOP SILK-SCREEN PRINTERS
THERMAL TRANSFER AND DRY OFFSET CD-R PRINTERS
CUSTOM SILK-SCREENED MEDIA
LABELING TIPS
FUTURE MEDIA, FUTURE LABELS
CHAPTER 9: TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING RECORDED DISCS
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CD-R TESTING: SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITIES OF PITS AND PLAYERS
UNDERSTANDING ERROR CORRECTION AND ERROR DETECTION
THE E ERRORS, LEVEL 1
THE E ERRORS, LEVEL 2
THE OTHER PARAMETERS
TESTING: LOW TECH TO HIGH TECH: DATA FORMAT, LOGICAL FORMAT
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
USING CD TESTING PRODUCTS TO TEST RECORDED DISCS
TESTING WITH SOFTWARE: LOGICAL, NOT PHYSICAL, CHECKCD
CD WORKSHOP, DISC DETECTIVE, DISC INSPECTOR FOR WINDOWS 95
TESTING WITH HARDWARE: LOW LEVEL, PHYSICAL, AND SOMETIMES
EXPENSIVE, THE CLOVER QA 101, AUDIO DEVELOPMENT'S CD CATS
SYSTEMS, THE AEROSONIC BIT FOR BIT VERIFIER, THE CD
ASSOCIATES SL 25 CD-R ANALYZER, THE CD ASSOCIATES SL 100
CD-R ANALYZER
PREVENTING CD-R ERRORS
PREVENTING CD-R ERRORS: STEP 1, THE ISO 9660 IMAGE
PREVENTING CD-R ERRORS: STEP 2, THE RECORDING ENVIRONMENT
PREVENTING CD-R ERRORS: STEP 3, MEDIA, RECORDER, AND CD-ROM
DRIVE RECORDER DRIVES
THE BASICS: MSCDEX ERRORS AND WHAT THEY MEAN
CDR101: NOT READY READING DRIVE "X." ABORT, RETRY, FAIL?
CDR103: CD-ROM NOT HIGH SIERRA OR ISO 9660 FORMAT READING DRIVE D.
ABORT, RETRY, FAIL?
UNREADABLE DISCS HAPPEN
CHAPTER 10: THE FUTURE OF CD-RECORDABLE
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PACKET WRITING
CD-ERASABLE/REWRITABLE
HIGH-DENSITY CD-RECORDABLE (HDCD)
UDF: THE FILE FORMAT OF THE FUTURE
WHAT'S NEXT?
APPENDIX A: STANDARDS
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RED BOOK
COMPACT DISC + GRAPHICS (CD+G)
YELLOW BOOK: MODE 1 AND MODE 2
LOGICAL VARIATIONS ON YELLOW BOOK, ISO 9660
ROCK RIDGE INTERCHANGE PROTOCOL (RRIP)
APPLE EXTENSIONS, HYBRID, SHARED HYBRID
EL TORITO (BOOTABLE CD-ROM), MPC, MPEG
CD-I AND CD-ROM/XA
DATA INTERLEAVING: FORM 1 AND FORM 2: ADPCM AUDIO
GREEN BOOK
WHITE BOOK
ENHANCED CD: MIXED-MODE, CD-I READY, HIDDEN TRACK OR
CD-ROM READY, STAMPED MULTISESSION, CD PLUS,
OR "BLUE BOOK"
OTHER OPTICAL STORAGE FORMATS: MO (MAGNETO-OPTICAL)
PHASE-CHANGE, WRITE ONCE, READ MANY (WORM)
COMPACT DISC-MAGNETO-OPTICAL (CD-MO)
APPENDIX B: CD-RECORDABLE RESOURCES
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MANUFACTURERS OF CD RECORDERS: JVC XR-W-2001, KODAK
PCD 225, PCD 600, MITSUMI CR-2200CS, PHILIPS
CDD522, KODAK PCD 225, CDD 2000, PIONEER
DW-S114X, DRM 5004 JUKEBOX, PLASMON RF 4102
RICOH 1060C, SONY CDU 920S/SPRESSA 9211,
YAMAHA CDR/CDE 100, CDR/CDE 102
CD-RECORDABLE SOFTWARE: TOAST CD-ROM PRO FOR MAC
TOAST CD-DA FOR MAC, CD CREATOR FOR WINDOWS
CD CREATOR 2 FOR WINDOWS 95, CD CREATOR FOR
MACINTOSH, CD-GEN FOR WINDOWS, VIRTUAL CD
WRITER, WINONCD, WINONCD FOR WINDOWS 95
WINONCD TO GO!, UNITE CD MAKER OS/2, CDR
PUBLISHER FOR WINDOWS, CDR PUBLISHER WINDOWS
MULTIMEDIA, CDR PUBLISHER FOR WINDOWS 95
CDR PUBLISHER FOR UNIX, CDWRITER, CD RECORD
FOR WINDOWS, CD RECORD LITE--WINDOWS, CD RECORD
FOR MACINTOSH, CD RECORD FOR UNIX, GEAR FOR
WINDOWS, GEAR 3.2 FOR WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS NT
GEAR FOR MACINTOSH, GEAR FOR OS/2, GEAR FOR UNIX
EASY-CD FOR WINDOWS, EASY-CD PRO FOR WINDOWS
EASY-CD PRO FOR MACINTOSH, EASY-CD FOR WINDOWS 95
EASY-CD PRO FOR WINDOWS 95, EASY-CD BACKUP
CD PRODUCER, CDR-QUIK, PERSONAL ROMMAKER FOR WINDOWS
PERSONAL ARCHIVER FOR WINDOWS, PERSONAL ROMMAKER
FOR MAC, PERSONAL ARCHIVER FOR MAC, PERSONAL
ROMMAKER FOR WINDOWS 95, PERSONAL ARCHIVER FOR
WINDOWS 95, PERSONAL ROMMAKER FOR UNIX, PERSONAL
ARCHIVER FOR UNIX, EXPRESS WRITER FOR WINDOWS
EXPRESS WRITER FOR OS/2, SPIRA FOR WINDOWS, SPIRA
FOR WINDOWS 95, QUICKTOPIX FOR WINDOWS, QUICKTOPIX
FOR WINDOWS 95, QUICKTOPIX FOR MACINTOSH, DISC-TO-DISK
FOR WINDOWS, DISC-TO-DISK FOR MACINTOSH, SMARTWRITE LV
SMARTWRITE HV, CD CONSTRUCTOR FOR MACINTOSH, HYBRID
FORMATTER FOR MACINTOSH, SIMPLICD, SIMPLISTORE, CD
STUDIO, AUTOCDR
DATABASES WITH EMBEDDED CD-R FUNCTIONALITY: GOLDEN RETRIEVER, ALCHEMY
COMPRESSION SOFTWARE FOR CD-R AND CD-ROM: CAPACD, CDR-X2
CD-R HARDWARE/SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS: MASTERPEACE (CDM 4000)
PERSONAL ROMMAKER, NETSCRIBE, EXPRESS WRITER, TODD CUBE
CD-R/CD-ROM TEST EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE: DISC DETECTIVE, DISC INSPECTOR
CD CATS--SA3 BASIC AND ADVANCED, SL25/SL100, QA 101
CD RECORDER RESELLERS
CD-RECORDABLE MEDIA MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
CD-R MEDIA RESELLERS
CUSTOM CD-R SCREEN PRINTING
CD-R DISC AND JEWEL CASE LABELERS
CD-R PRINTERS
CD-R DUPLICATORS
CD-ROM/AUDIO MASTERING AND REPLICATION: MASTERING (REPLICATION)
FACILITIES
INDEX