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[peter@easthope.ca]

Thomas & all,

From: "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:20:52 +0100
peter@easthope.ca wrote:
> > My knowledge of ISO 9660 is cursory but note the first sentence 
> > in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disk_image ,
> > "... disk image ... written to an optical disk, disk sector by disc sector
> > ...".

> I don't find that statement in the wikipedia page.
> It begins by:
>   "A disk image is a snapshot of a storage device's content â?? typically
>    stored in a file on another storage device."

Thomas, I cited https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disk_image .

You read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_image .

Two different pages.  If the URL I cite doesn't pop a browser, the URL 
can be taken to a browser via a system clipboard.

Thx,                                     ... P.


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