From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 14 20: 1:56 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f102.law11.hotmail.com [64.4.17.102]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7ECC37B41A for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 20:01:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 20:01:53 -0800 Received: from 24.38.53.86 by lw11fd.law11.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 04:01:53 GMT X-Originating-IP: [24.38.53.86] From: "Charles Burns" To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: robust copy program required Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 21:01:53 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Jan 2002 04:01:53.0530 (UTC) FILETIME=[5DE9EDA0:01C19D79] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Some 'models' of Turtle Wax work great on CDs if you have alot of spare time. > >Jud types: >[snip] > >> Yeah, there are commercial *mild* abrasives you can buy that are > >> supposedly made especially for CDs, but toothpaste is certainly in >the > >> Open Source (in this case, an opened tube - or do you use the >pump?) > >> spirit. > >> > >> Of course you'll likely just ruin it anyway, and then your son can > >> demonstrate his home science project. > > > >How many CDs have you ruined this way? I've tried it on three. In two > >of the cases, the problem went away. In the third, the amount of noise > >was reduced. In no case has the quality ever suffered. > >O Ye of Little Faith department: I was joking, but since I'd never tried >the Toothpaste Gambit, I experimented on my one unplayable CD >("Officium," Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble). I carefully >cleaned the CD beforehand, then polished away with toothpaste (gel, >actually; perhaps not as effective, but it's what I had). The CD looks >worse - lots of small scratches - but now plays through, whereas before >it would not. > >Thanks for saving me the $20 or so on a replacement CD. > >Jud > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message