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Re: CD Image and CD-RW



On Wed, Apr 05, 2000 at 12:56:06AM +0200, Erik Sigra wrote:
> Hi,
> I didn't find an answer to my question in the FAQ. I wonder if i can burn a
> Debian CD-RW (with the same image file as for CD-R), so I can use the same
> CD for future versions of Debian? Then I wonder if it is possible to boot
> from that CD-RW (with the burning device) so I can throw away my old floppy
> drives?
> 
> I'm new to CD-burning but considering buying a CD-burner for this purpouse
> (I'm sure I will find other uses for it once I have it) and I will try to
> find a device that is suitable for Linux.

I use a CD-RW for my testing (saves mucho dollars). The simple answer is,
anything you can burn to CD-R, you can also burn to CD-RW. The only
difference is, with CD-RW, you can blank and re-burn something else :)

Ben

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