Tom Baker wrote: > Also, I've noticed that the students aren't too careful about handling > their CD's, and I wonder if it's possible to make working copies of the > ones they'll be using a lot, so that I can set the originals safely aside, > out of harm's way. That way if they ruin one, I can always make a > replacement. On my own G4 I've burned a lot of custom music CDs using Toast > Deluxe 4.1.2, as well as other CD-Rs with backup data or digital > photographs on them, but I've never tried to copy a commercial game CD. Is > it possible?
Yes it is, playing older games on a Mac with a backup CD is possible, newer games require the original CD I think. Just insert the CD, open your Toast, select Disk Copy, select the CD and when it asks for a writable CD insert it. Another way is dragging the Mac CD into the Toast window and the format will change to Mac Volume, then from the File menu select 'Save as Disc Image'. The CD will be imaged onto your HD. When it's done just double click the Toast image and write it to CD. This is handy and faster when you want to burn several CDs. Since this games are a bit older, you can also probably play them by just mounting the image from Toast so that the game thinks there's a CD mounted. BTW Since you've got the original CD and you're only making a backup there's you're doing nothing illegal. There are some simple things you can use to make your Mac more secure, there was an app in the past which you could use to set this up, AtEase, but it doesn't work anymore with the latest OSes. Things I can think of is password protecting folders, or hiding folders with ResEdit for example, and you could enable the Easy Finder option in the Finder prefs. And can't you set things up with Keychain passwords? I also remember a control panel, Keys off I believe, which you could use to setup a password, and with which you could restrict to only open a few apps. It stores it's password in the System file, so even booting w/o extensions needs a password. My advice if you'r going to give it a try, make a backup of the System suitcase first, and if you trash this control panel w/o replacing the System, make sure you turn it off first before trashing it, I've been there... Sorry, that's all I can think of right know. Perhaps others have some better ideas? Marc * * -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:g-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:g-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
