>
> At 03:50 �� 26/6/2001 +0200, you wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hehe... only problem... if we have our own filing system....
> > > > how are we
> > > > going to record it?
> > > >
> > > > Phoebus
> > > Ah well, there's the clever bit. If your CD writing software enables
> > > it you can prepare your raw CD image in a binary file and then copy it
> > > straight to a CD.
> >
> >exactly. I have been told that even the vast majority of CD writing software
> >on Mac and WinXX supports this.
> >
> >Bye
> >Richard
>
> One little problem though... what about other QL platforms?
> (Aurora/SGC/Qubide = Aurora/GF/?). Will the driver work for them too?
the lowlevel driver would be adaptable without much effort, however
Qubide does not use QXL.WIN fs format so you would need qxltool to
access the files inside. Still 1000 times better than ISO+Rockridge
+Jolliet for which someone would have to write such a program or
filesystem first.
> And
> if it does how will they be able to transfer a whole CD image? Maybe break
> it in pieces and rebuild it on the PC? Sernet, presumably is out of the
> question.... Even with a sH it will take forever to transfer 640+ Megs :-).
Why would they want to transfer the whole image if they can get single
files out of it?
> Additionally for the Q40/60 what about good stuff like vCDs and Music CDs?
> Will they play if we choose our own format or the format will only address
> the data only question. And finally... what about Mixed mode CDs?
now, you don't store music in a QXL.WIN, do you? Normal music CDs are
written in a completely different format that is neither QXL nor ISO9660
nor anything else.
> On the issue of transferring files back and forth, on the Q40/60 there
> won't be a problem as you can boot up your Linux and do it.... however
> there is one catch, how do we access the SMSQ/E partition from Qx0 Linux?
like everywhere else, use qxltool or UQLX.
> Should I assume that being Atari Format it is also FAT? (As the Floppies
> for example?) so it can be mounted as UMSDOS or FAT32 r/w at boot time?
the partition table is Atari style, filesystem is not (thanks god!).
Bye
Richard
