So it's like mass storage of, let's say - playable music - when you might
not have access to a CD-ROM? OK.. and you can scan 20 or so CDs into the
computer and play the CDs back after being saved to your hard drive?
OK I "git" the concept .....but my one big question is -- how would you
scan the music CD into your system if you didn't have a CD-ROM to begin
with?? Or is this something that you scan on another say.... network
server - and then store it in a folder on your local machine?
Or can the you hook up a zip drive and emulate it onto that and carry the
zip with you?
OK..I get it .. but who would go to all that trouble? Why not just get a
CD-ROM? Oh, and one last observation -- what system comes without a CD-ROM?
It's required for SO many functions now'days. Gesshhh..I have 2 bays
capable of CD and DVD.
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan S. Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I'll try, but the concept was new to me, too.
>
> Apparently an image of a CD can be produced and saved to a hard
> drive. The CD emulator program makes it possible to run this image
> from your hard drive in lieu of running it from a CD ROM drive. You
> can play your games; access the files; run the programs from your
> disk drive instead of the CD-ROM. I think you can even emulate your
> audio CDs as well.
>
> I don't think this has a lot of advantage for the average home user
> that has access to a CD-ROM player or better all the time. I think
> the real advantage here is when one accesses their main files from a
> Network and they find themselves often at workstations that do not
> have CD-ROM players. If the emulator works with a network, then one
> could simply copy the image of the CD to their account on the Network
> and then access it from any workstation. That way you don't have to
> carry your CDs from work place to work place nor worry if the
> workstation you will be working at even has a CD ROM player.
>
> If I am off base, then perhaps Pedro can enlighten us. :-)
>
>
> Alan
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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