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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: motrucker on October 01, 2013, 04:35:32 AM
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I just landed a nice CD ROM Writer for my A2000. Thumbing through my software, I don't have programs to use it. Is frying Pan still around, or ??
How 'bout some help jogging some old memory (mine)....
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You may need MakeCD and is available on aminet. I think the reg key was released to Public Domain.
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I just landed a nice CD ROM Writer for my A2000. Thumbing through my software, I don't have programs to use it. Is frying Pan still around, or ??
How 'bout some help jogging some old memory (mine)....
MakeCD is lighter and has more options for tuning: http://www.estamos.de/makecd/
Download from that page at least main archive (http://www.estamos.de/makecd/ftp/MakeCD32c-internet.lha), the latest exe (http://www.estamos.de/makecd/ftp/MakeCD32d_public_beta_12.lha) and take the free registration info too.
Frying Pan is simplier to use, but heavier. Hmm.. seems that official FP page isn't up now (was in summer though). I think you need main archive which was there, but then you get version which doesn't need registration from there http://www.tsteffen-online.de/files/FryingPan.lha
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Was it Franko who wrote a new CD writing program?
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I can only agree with others here. MakeCD or FryingPan are the way to go.
In regards to Franko, he did used to mention some sort of DVD/cd software he wrote, but never once gave a URL and instead would just tell people to look on aminet.
Despite a few early disagreements I ended up getting along with him ok, but despite that I cant help but have some scepticism towards these alleged DVD-Tools. I might be wrong, but he never offered anything to quell that scepticism.
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I can only agree with others here. MakeCD or FryingPan are the way to go.
In regards to Franko, he did used to mention some sort of DVD/cd software he wrote, but never once gave a URL and instead would just tell people to look on aminet.
Despite a few early disagreements I ended up getting along with him ok, but despite that I cant help but have some scepticism towards these alleged DVD-Tools. I might be wrong, but he never offered anything to quell that scepticism.
http://aminet.net/disk/misc/ADVDutils.lha
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Oh cool, thanks.
Now I feel guilty about having voiced my scepticism though :)
Sorry 'bout that if you happen to be reading this Franko :)
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I just landed a nice CD ROM Writer for my A2000. Thumbing through my software, I don't have programs to use it. Is frying Pan still around, or ??
How 'bout some help jogging some old memory (mine)....
MakeCD is capable. I never found it to be as intuitive as the latest Toast software (Of course it wouldn't be as evolved. This is no slight.) Several years ago, someone made an excellent step-by-step tutorial with screen shots. This tutorial made using MakeCD very simple. I wish I could remember who did it.
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I found this one, but, it's not the one I was remembering.
http://www.amigakit.co.uk/support/makecd.php
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Many thanks guys. The drive hasn't arrived yet, but at least I'm ready now...
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Here we go.
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48163&highlight=MakeCD
and this:
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33888&highlight=MakeCD
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MakeCD made me want to beat my head against a wall with its indecipherable user interface, but I have used it successfully in the past to burn CD's on my Amiga that could be read-back by my PC. Make sure you have plenty of memory for cache/buffer space, and burn slow. Have fun! ;)
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Here is another website that I used, it shows how to make CDTV bootable disks with MakeCD.
http://acdldp.emuunlim.com/bootablecdr.shtml
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MakeCD made me want to beat my head against a wall with its indecipherable user interface, but I have used it successfully in the past to burn CD's on my Amiga that could be read-back by my PC.
Well, it looks pretty messy at first, at least if you're not familiar how cd burning works generally, but when you learn it, it is actually quite simple to use afterall :)
Make sure you have plenty of memory for cache/buffer space, and burn slow.
Unless if you have SCSI, then you don't have to worry about anything. Just burn full speed and do other things with your computer :) Never got any buffer underruns with SCSI setup... and I was surfing the web and listening mp3 at the same time. PC owning friend was horrified that I did those things while burning :P
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http://www.estamos.de/makecd/#Registration
Mentions a Registration Code
Serial Number: 555555555
License Key: H8HsRww)7Uz)!iXE5PUMfgP#VymA6
It is now longer Sharware
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Unless if you have SCSI, then you don't have to worry about anything. Just burn full speed and do other things with your computer :) Never got any buffer underruns with SCSI setup... and I was surfing the web and listening mp3 at the same time. PC owning friend was horrified that I did those things while burning :P
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say you must have a pretty beefy system. It was a struggle with my A500 before I upgraded it (had just a 68010, 1MB chip, 4MB fast, old 80MB hard drive in a GVP SCSI sidecar with SCSI CD-RW). Still could do it though, until the buffer ran out. Just a few files at a time, LOL! ;)
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Unless if you have SCSI, then you don't have to worry about anything. Just burn full speed and do other things with your computer :) Never got any buffer underruns with SCSI setup...
With an A2000 what else would I be running? GVP SCSI through and through
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Here is another website that I used, it shows how to make CDTV bootable disks with MakeCD.
http://acdldp.emuunlim.com/bootablecdr.shtml
Great info! Thanks ;)