Ok, so the manufacturer writes hello on one instead of me doing it. The
result is they are physically different even though they are made of the
same material.
There are sites that have information on hacks to different pieces of
equipment to make them do things they weren't supposed to do.
Rather than argue about the definition of "different", it is probably
best to summarize the important properties:
1) Audio and data CDRs have differing type bytes that allow audio
recorders to identify and refuse to record on data CDRs. This is
indelably stamped and may not be erased or
What does "is" mean?
If I have two pieces of paper that are identical and I write hello on
one of them, it is physically different
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When Brent Harding asked,
Or are the disks physically different?
Michael Schuster answered,
| They are physically
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What does "is" mean?
If I have two piece
* "J. Coon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Mon, 05 Mar 2001
| What does "is" mean?
| If I have two pieces of paper that are identical and I write hello on
| one of them, it is physically different
Right, but your analogy is flawed in that data CD-R and audio CD-R are not
identical pieces of
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I'm just wondering, is it possible to change
Brent asked further,
| I'm just wondering, is it possible to change this byte to make a CD usable
| in a deck,
No, the byte is read-only and is pressed in permanently in the manufacturing
process. The only thing you can do is the "swap trick" and that only if your
recorder is suspectible to