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Archive.org Deploys Macromedia Software Titles

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rip-mix-burn dept.

Jon-Erik Hexum writes "Now at the internet archive, the new software section contains over 10,000 CD-ROM titles donated by Macromedia. In an interesting discussion, the Software Archive is struggling with deciding on the best method for preserving CD-ROM images for the long term."

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  1. Slashdotted by cube00 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is it me or is Mr. Slashdot himself Slashdotted? page... barely... loading! arghh

  2. CDROM Archiving by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    With regard to the best method for storing CDROMs, they should go with BIN+CUEs because Daemon Tools lets you mount them as a virtual cdrom (in Windows anyway). They would work just like the original then and could easily be burnt back

  3. Hrm, that's strange... by Bullseye_blam · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    At first I read "Archive.org Destroys Macromedia Software Titles."

    And that seemed a little weird.

  4. In other news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Opera 7 final has been released (for Windows), but since the janitors are such dirty GNU/hippies, they haven't posted the story...

  5. Re:wow, already? by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "I've had more insightful things come out of my penis."

    Unfortunately this has never been witnessed by a female.