Cover CDs

Anubis · 10 April 2007, 16:28

Will you include those in the future? (Amiga Format)

Dizzy · 10 April 2007, 16:46

what's wrong with the cd from CU

Zetr0 · 10 April 2007, 18:27

well its upto the AMR team, but if there is enough interests and a good image compression ratio I am happy to host them for AMR's cover disk section.

Dizzy · 10 April 2007, 18:47

why not share them as a torrent, I think we could keep it alive for a long time

Anubis · 10 April 2007, 20:04

Again: I don't do Pii2Pii...

I wonder were those full of stuff... The one in Germany used to have a lot of demos etc. to fill the space?!

Dizzy · 10 April 2007, 20:05

you should try wii2wii

CU amigas cd was very nice with a lot of cool stuff on

Galaxy · 10 April 2007, 22:42

We're happy to add CD images to AMR - it's not currently a priority for me (can't speak for the others) as my internet connection isn't great).

However if others are happy to get the images to Zetr0, they can easily be linked.

I would suggest compressing them with rar (zip isn't designed for large files, and 7z is too slow on older machines and doesn't give much improvement on compression over rar). Duke can advise on the best format for CDs and has an excellent guide to creating images.

Anubis · 11 April 2007, 14:46

Compression with 7zip is far better in compression rates.

I can help changing rar to 7zip.

How big CDs are?

Galaxy · 11 April 2007, 15:18

I haven't noticed that much of an increase in compression between the CD32 images I had compressed as both 7z and rar.

The reason I suggested rar is you get good compression and it is much more widely used so more people know how to deal with the files. I'm not that fussed either way, but before I got my new computer 7z really sucked as it took way too long to decompress the archives.

Anubis · 11 April 2007, 15:34

Rar require license, where 7zip is free.

It does require more memory, especially if you use higher level of compression.

Either way, it would be nice to see some CDs, but if they are huge I wouldn't bother. It may take you day or two to upload one.

MethodGit · 11 April 2007, 17:00

There are plenty of Amiga Format and CU Amiga CDs in the TOSEC collection btw. I have them on DVDs.

Zetr0 · 11 April 2007, 18:27

what size are we talking about here?

BippyM · 11 April 2007, 18:29

gb's (70+)

[idoru] · 11 April 2007, 18:31

Not sure about size-wise as I don't collect them myself, but there are 287 coverdiscs available as CD images atm (out of 304 currently listed).

Zetr0 · 11 April 2007, 18:32

I shall contact my hoster

)

BippyM · 11 April 2007, 18:38

I have 70 odd gb worth and i'm not complete

MethodGit · 11 April 2007, 19:22

Canaca offer 500gb webspace for just $3.95 a month but I don't think I've been upgraded to that much from the 20gb given to me when I registered last year.

[idoru] · 11 April 2007, 19:36

Compressed as zips, CD coverdiscs is just under 100Gb & CD32 coverdiscs is 3.5Gb.

Anubis · 13 April 2007, 16:54

That's way too much.

There are other things that should have higher priority then CD cover disks.

@ BippyM - Are you sure you didn't mix fred's pr0n with your cover disks collection?

killergorilla · 13 April 2007, 17:14

That is a hell of a lot of stuff.

Maybe a project could be setup hosting SOME of the rarer and/or more useful stuff from these disks?

The majority of stuff on the disks would be considered not very useful anymore as most apps/productivity software have newer versions, a lot of the games can be found online or on aminet.

CD GEMS ONLY!

10 April 2007, 16:28	#1
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,061	Cover CDs Will you include those in the future? (Amiga Format)

11 April 2007, 19:36	#18
[idoru] Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: UK Posts: 246	Compressed as zips, CD coverdiscs is just under 100Gb & CD32 coverdiscs is 3.5Gb. Last edited by [idoru]; 11 April 2007 at 21:10.

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10 April 2007, 16:46	#2
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	what's wrong with the cd from CU

10 April 2007, 18:27	#3
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	well its upto the AMR team, but if there is enough interests and a good image compression ratio I am happy to host them for AMR's cover disk section.

10 April 2007, 18:47	#4
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	why not share them as a torrent, I think we could keep it alive for a long time

10 April 2007, 20:04	#5
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,061	Again: I don't do Pii2Pii... I wonder were those full of stuff... The one in Germany used to have a lot of demos etc. to fill the space?!

10 April 2007, 20:05	#6
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	you should try wii2wii CU amigas cd was very nice with a lot of cool stuff on

10 April 2007, 22:42	#7
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 1,417	We're happy to add CD images to AMR - it's not currently a priority for me (can't speak for the others) as my internet connection isn't great). However if others are happy to get the images to Zetr0, they can easily be linked. I would suggest compressing them with rar (zip isn't designed for large files, and 7z is too slow on older machines and doesn't give much improvement on compression over rar). Duke can advise on the best format for CDs and has an excellent guide to creating images.

11 April 2007, 14:46	#8
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,061	Compression with 7zip is far better in compression rates. I can help changing rar to 7zip. How big CDs are?

11 April 2007, 15:18	#9
Galaxy Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 1,417	I haven't noticed that much of an increase in compression between the CD32 images I had compressed as both 7z and rar. The reason I suggested rar is you get good compression and it is much more widely used so more people know how to deal with the files. I'm not that fussed either way, but before I got my new computer 7z really sucked as it took way too long to decompress the archives.

11 April 2007, 15:34	#10
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,061	Rar require license, where 7zip is free. It does require more memory, especially if you use higher level of compression. Either way, it would be nice to see some CDs, but if they are huge I wouldn't bother. It may take you day or two to upload one.

11 April 2007, 17:00	#11
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	There are plenty of Amiga Format and CU Amiga CDs in the TOSEC collection btw. I have them on DVDs.

11 April 2007, 18:27	#12
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	what size are we talking about here?

11 April 2007, 18:29	#13
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	gb's (70+)

11 April 2007, 18:31	#14
[idoru] Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: UK Posts: 246	Not sure about size-wise as I don't collect them myself, but there are 287 coverdiscs available as CD images atm (out of 304 currently listed).

11 April 2007, 18:32	#15
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	I shall contact my hoster )

11 April 2007, 18:38	#16
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	I have 70 odd gb worth and i'm not complete

11 April 2007, 19:22	#17
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	Canaca offer 500gb webspace for just $3.95 a month but I don't think I've been upgraded to that much from the 20gb given to me when I registered last year.

13 April 2007, 16:54	#19
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,061	That's way too much. There are other things that should have higher priority then CD cover disks. @ BippyM - Are you sure you didn't mix fred's pr0n with your cover disks collection?

13 April 2007, 17:14	#20
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	That is a hell of a lot of stuff. Maybe a project could be setup hosting SOME of the rarer and/or more useful stuff from these disks? The majority of stuff on the disks would be considered not very useful anymore as most apps/productivity software have newer versions, a lot of the games can be found online or on aminet. CD GEMS ONLY!

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