Not much to report over the last few days. I was mainly busy ripping old CDs so I could store them in the closet.
cdparanoia -B and ddrescue (instructions) are essential for damaged audio tracks and CD-Rs. However, for old DOS/Win3.1-era CD-ROM games which use Redbook audio, they don’t really produce something that DOSBox or CDEmu+Wine can mount and play.
As such, I whipped up a quick little script for generating BIN/CUE pairs based on advice for ripping Playstation games under Linux. Here it is in case anyone wants it (you’ll also want my swab.py script that works but is long overdue for a rewrite):
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About the Author
I'm Stephan, a Linux user with a passion for open-source, UI/UX design, and exploring what makes fiction work.
In my spare time, I focus on (and write about):
Programming (mainly in Python and Rust)
Retrocomputing (mostly DOS but, as of January 2023, I also own a machine running Mac OS 9.2)
Reading and Reviewing Fiction
The odd bit of UI/UX design or literary theory
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