RE: CD mastering via tape using compression

[Jeff Bull <Jeff.Bull@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter, there is 'freeware' available on the web that does this, no need to
re-invent the wheel ...

http://www.slic-systems.com/

Jeff Bull

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Dow [mailto:maillist@dowsoftware.com]
Sent: 04 August 2002 18:39
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: CD mastering via tape using compression


Hi Andy,

No, the tape device doesn't do compaction, so that's not it.  Any other
ideas?

Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 793-9050 voice
909 522-3214 cellular
909 793-4480 fax

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Nolen-Parkhouse" <aparkhouse@attbi.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 3:20 AM
Subject: RE: CD mastering via tape using compression


> Does your tape device support compaction?  If you specify *YES for
> compression and *DEV (the default) for compaction, the system will both
> compress and compact your data.  If I recall correctly, compaction is
> handled exclusively by the tape device and would not translate to a CD
> drive.  If your device supports compaction, specify *NO for the compact
> parameter and see if it works.



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