[Genealib] CD/ROMs

[Robert Sullivan]

> Tracy, I didn't realize that the information on CDs could be transferred
> directly to a computer.  A few years ago I looked into that possibility but
> was told that it would work with only a few of our CDs.  I would greatly
> appreciate information on how you did it.  Our library is very limited in
> space so this would be a big help.

Technically, it's probably possible with most of them, but it may be a
real hair-tearer, especially if they are throwbacks to the DOS era and
assume they are the only CD on the computer (thinking of the Family
Tree Maker CDs here).

It may be as simple as creating a separate partition on the hard drive
to mimic a CD drive, or you might need one of the "virtual drive"
programs to fool the software.

-- 
Bob Sullivan
Schenectady Digital History Archive
<http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/>
Schenectady County (NY) Public Library