I think the reason some people would want it is to download (copy) a cd
to your hard drive so you don't have to have the "original" cd in your
cd-rom . . . (think games).
Harry
Texas
----- Original Message -----
From: "K. Bryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [SaF] CD Drive Emulator
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: Alan S. Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
|
|
| > If you have the room on your drive. <
|
| I do *NOW.* But I understand.
|
| >What if you don't own a computer, but you have to use other computer
| stations such as libraries, cyber cafes, or employer workstations,
that only
| come with bare bones devices? <
|
| Don't *OWN* a computer? Surely you jest!? ::snicker::
|
| > Also, consider this...our hard drives operate at a greater speed
than even
| the fastest CD ROM players on the market. For some apps, it might be
| desirable to run the app from the disk drive rather than the CD ROM
drive.
| And if you use a Notebook, less battery energy would be required to
run the
| app from a virtual cd drive than from the actual CD ROM drive. They
can
| even travel without the added weight of an external cd-rom by using
the
| virtual cd emulator.
|
| Or the added weight of the 3 back up batteries you carry in the case
as
| well! UGH! What a great concept! I think that has been the best
"what if"
| description yet. And I totally "get" it now.
|
| So the origianl Q was: Were is there a free/shareware/payware version
of
| such software? Did I miss the answer or did I just get too lost in
grappling
| with the comprehension to have seen the answer? (I deleted all my old
mail
| .. oops)
|
| Peace
|
|
