Re: NANFA-- AC on CD

Sajjad Lateef (sajjad_at_acm.org)
Mon, 10 Sep 2001 15:11:25 -0500 (CDT)

For all your answers and more than you ever wanted to know about
DVD's, please visit http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html
(specifically: section [2] DVD's relationship to other products and
technologies and section [4] DVD and computers )

Sajjad
ps: I am not a DVD expert (but I can search the web really well :)

On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Mark wrote:

> At 12:55 PM -0700 9/9/01, PETER.UNMACK_at_asu.edu wrote:
> Q - are data CD's copy-protected?
> A - >Nope, otherwise you wouldn't be able to copy music and software cds.
> :-) You
> >could burn it onto DVD, but fewer people have the drives for them. Anyway,
> >they will be cheaply burnable given a little while.
>
>
> We were at the Apple store this weekend, and their two higher end G4's come
> with a Superdrive that will write CD's and DVD's (with certain software).
> Was debating whether to go with the Superdrive or not. I guess that's one
> selling point -- if you can write DVD's that others can play on their
> computers, but not copy from. Is that right? Can you use a DVD in your
> computer to access data in the same manner as you would a CD? And are
> those homemade DVD's copy-protected?
>
> I've copied this piece of a thread from the BOD list to the NANFA list to
> get a wider range of computer expertise. Thanks.
>
> One more question -- Most computer users do not currently have disk drives
> that can read DVD's as well as CD's?
>
>
> Mark
> Columbus Ohio USA <))><
> mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com
>
>
>
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