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Dickens Ebook From the Dreamcast Scene

Posted by Zonk on from the tiny-tim's-favorite-game?-crazy-taxi dept.

wraggster writes "The team at DC Evolution has put together a truly unique image in honour of the Christmas season. The newest DC Evo image is a brand new e-book, consisting of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The image includes the entire, unabridged text of the original novel, some unique illustrations, an mp3 jukebox, and a radio play from 1938. Be sure to check it out at the A Christmas Carol Ebook page."

18 comments

  1. Wake me up by krymsin01 · · Score: 2, Funny

    when they have an image for April 20th.

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    1. Re:Wake me up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      >when they have an image for April 20th.

      The columbine shootings or Hitler's birthday?

      oh, 4/20, marijuana. That's really funny. hahahah. I hate you.

    2. Re:Wake me up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Ah, it is so very French of you to take a pro-Hitler stance. But what else would I expect from a stinking liberal pig? Go rot in hell you worthless bastard.

    3. Re:Wake me up by hambonewilkins · · Score: 1

      Very well reasoned arguments. I see your junior high debate team is preparing you well.

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    4. Re:Wake me up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      OH MY GOD! You said that I'm in junior high and ridiculed my argument using sarcasm! I'm so broken up about this right now.

      Tell me fuckstain, the OP was noting his love of Adolf Hitler by bringing up Hitler's birthday in the context of a Dreamcast game celebrating it. Do you too share his affinity for Hitler?

      By the way, welcome to Slashdot. I didn't know UID's had gotten so high. It's really a shame they let new users continue to sign up. If you're just arriving, you've got little to offer intellectually.

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    5. Re:Wake me up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Ah, it is so very French of you to take a pro-Hitler stance.

      I'm really stupid. Please explain to me how it's French to be pro-Hitler. Use the smallest words possible.

    6. Re:Wake me up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Vichy France
      Look it up
      The French resistance was very small and the simple fact is, most Frenchmen had no problem with the Nazis or their politics. They saw it as a refreshing way to get back into an empire in the spirit of Napoleon. Don't let them fool you - they hate Jews.

    7. Re:Wake me up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Don't let them fool you - they hate Jews.

      See? Nobody is ALL bad.

    8. Re:Wake me up by DLWormwood · · Score: 1
      Man, that was an obscure reference, I had to consult Wikipedia on that one...

      An image for "Buy Nothing Day" would have been a bit more seasonal than a "Smoking Day", if a bit late.

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  2. Format? by Otter · · Score: 1

    This looks very nice, but only in Disc Juggler format? Is there a way to convert this to something that can be handled on Linux or OS X?

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    1. Re:Format? by skadus · · Score: 2, Informative

      http://www.dcemulation.com/neededtools.htm

      Has a tool called CDI2Nero. And I'm sure there's a tool out there to convert Nero to ISO somewhere (Alcohol burns images just fine for me, and I don't use Linux). ::shrug::

    2. Re:Format? by keeleysam · · Score: 1

      search for "cditonrg" on google, it is a perl script. then serach for "nrgtoiso" and download that. it will hopefully work

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    3. Re:Format? by DLWormwood · · Score: 1
      I'll second this request. I can't seem to log onto their forums so ask myself, though I am able to download the image. (With some help from curl, clicking the link in a web browser is iffy.)

      DiscJuggler has a demo version, so I try and burn it where I find get a open PC machine.

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    4. Re:Format? by C.+Alan · · Score: 1

      I have had lots of trouble with disk juggler in the past. So thanks for the Nero Utility!

    5. Re:Format? by DLWormwood · · Score: 2, Informative
      An even better link...

      Mac Tools Page

      Looks like they still require Toast, but at least I can do research based on this starting point...

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    6. Re:Format? by Student_Tech · · Score: 1

      cdirip
      rips the iso/audio stuff right out.

      I used an older version (0.5a) because the newer version I could find (0.6.2) said "unsupported image version." Burning it right now, going to test it in a few hours (when I get home where my dreamcast is).

    7. Re:Format? by Otter · · Score: 1
      Ah, this might do it. It's a bit incoherent and complex, but unless the "cditonrg" and "nrgtoiso" scripts appear (I can't find them) it seems like the best option.

      The MacPack requires Classic, IIRC. Or at least some of the apps within it do.

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    8. Re:Format? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Well, they supply the image in CDI format because that's the easiest to manipulate. CDI's can be converted into NRG's if someone wants to use Nero (but they have to be converted to TAO NRG's if you're using a newer versin of Nero). CDI's can also be ripped on OSX machines. It's impossible to make a selfbooting ISO for use on the Dreamcast, so CDI is the next best bet.

      For those using OSX, there's a whole section of helpful stuff that can be found at http://dcevolution.net/DCHelp/Mac.shtml and even more helpful tools at http://gbadcdev.emuscene.com/