John McKay wrote:
> >Number two... What are you talking about? The label on top is just that. A > >label. The media is actually burnt inside the plastic disk. I know as I make > >labels, and refinish disks by "sanding" the outsides with a disk > >finishing tool. > > > >Take a deep breath, girl, and go buy yourself some CD's..... :)) > >-- > >Tim > >1st/pci-pm list nanny > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Well, I can assure you that at least *some* CDR's are indeed > "one-plastic/one metal sided," as the lady stated. I burn CD's almost daily and have NEVER seen a metal faced CD manufactured in the last two years. Maybe a prototype???? > We have a stand-alone CD copier at work that we use, in part, for the > exact need that the lady mentioned. Our flight sim lab uses X-Plane, > which require the "master" CD in the drive as a key, and these cheap > Compaq drives eat a disk up about once every quarter or so (for some > reason the edges seem to take a great deal of abuse, to the point > where the drive will net read them anymore). We keep the original > masters in storage and burn a copy when we need a new one for the > lab. Our JAG assured us that, so long as the copies were done for > this specific purpose and not for resale, to add to additional > computers above the number we purchased, or other "increase" in the > number of in-use CD's, it is perfectly legal to copy them. Can't blame you there! -- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1st/pci-powermac list nanny -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
