Update on this issue: client's zip disk was recorded on dedicated music sampling hardware and is in a proprietary format. The challenge became one of getting the information onto a cd without a Mac actually being able to mount the disk. I'm giving him three possible solutions:
First, the disk copied into a .dmg file using disk utility. Hitting 'ignore' on the disk prompt when the zip drive returned an unreadable disk error but left the disk in the drive, and disk utility recognized it and made a .dmg of the entire disk to hard drive. I then used Converso to create an .iso disk image file from the .dmg, since some of the discussions of the issue indicated that the sampler might recognize an .iso file. (I rather doubt that it will be able to work with a Mac .dmg file.) Then, I followed the advice given by other users who have wrestled with this before, unearthing my SCSI Zip drive and CD burner and hooking them up to my old Performa, disabling the Iomega extension so the Zip drive would take the disk without trying to mount it, and using Toast's old SCSI Copy feature to copy the whole disk over to a CD. (Two coasters as well; I'd forgotten how touchy the OS9 Toast software and the burner could be.) I think this one's most likely to work. He'll be trying them out over the weekend. I'll post if I need to make adjustments to make his sampler happy. On Feb 6, 2008, at 1:35 AM, B. Eric Bradley wrote: > I have the disk and am still working on it; the issue goes a little > deeper than I thought but I think some of the information he's > already gathered may help solve the problem. The zip disk itself > appears to be formatted in a proprietary scheme by the recording > hardware he was using, hence the information he was getting about > laying hands on a version of Toast or similar that supports direct > copy to a CD without a Mac (or PC) having to actually be able to > mount the disk. > > > On Feb 5, 2008, at 8:59 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > >> Several people offered equipment, but one person offered to do it. I >> think Mark was going to call that person, but I haven't heard back >> from >> him so I don't know what he has done. >> >> Tuesday, February 5, 20088:17 AMNeal [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>> Harry: >>> >>> That's great, but what was the best answer. >>> >>> Neal >>> >>> On Feb 44, 1120082007, at 11:23 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: >>> >>> Many of you replied off list and again, I thank you. I forwarded >>> all the >>> replies to my friend, Mark, and I assume he will contact one of >>> you who >>> offered help. >>> >>> What a great bunch of folks you are. >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> Monday, February 4, 20085:56 PMHarry [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>> >>>> I have a friend who is looking for some help in transferring some >>>> important old data >>>> from an 100mb zip disk to a CD. He has an external Iomega zip drive >>>> (SCSI) >>>> but his current Mac doesn't have SCSI capabilities. >>>> He has been told that either Toast PRO will needed, or a version >>>> before Toast titanium to burn the CD but is not sure if this is >>>> true. >>>> >>>> If anyone can help, please reply either on list or off. >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Harry >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >>>> be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >>>> Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu >>>> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/ >>>> macgroup >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >>> be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >>> Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu >>> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/ >>> macgroup >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >>> be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >>> Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu >>> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/ >>> macgroup >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >> be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >> Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be February 26 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
