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TNM running off of a CD?

WrestleBratPosted on 06/06/03 at 22:57:31

Here is a question, can Build 6e, or any version of TNM7 run off a CD-RW rather than off the hard drive??  Is it possible.

I am a registered user, just would like to be able to use it at home and elsewhere.

Thanks

Joseph aka The WrestleBrat
Oliver CoppPosted on 06/06/03 at 23:15:25

For starters, TNM 7 is a program which needs to write files to disk during execution. That prevents it from running on CD-ROMs.

As for CD-RWs, it depends on the driver and the model. Usually when writing CD-RWs, for any application running on the system, the CD-RW looks and feels like a hard disk, i.e. you can read and write as you please.

Some CD-RW models and the drivers needed to access them set the read-only bit on all files stored on the CD-RW. If that happens, you won't be able to run TNM off the CD-RW.

If I might suggest a different solution - have you thought of using a USB stick for TNM ? I always carry the TNM with the WWF Circuit I've been running forever with me on my keychain in the form of a 128MB USB memory stick.

Now that I think of it, I wouldn't recommend using a CD-RW for practical reasons: most CD-RW media will only last between 500 and 2000 overwrites before they fail. That sounds like a lot but some data files are overwritten up to 20-50 times in your typical one-hour TNM session. You don't have that problem with USB sticks because they usually last well over 1,000,000 write cycles per bit.
WrestleBratPosted on 06/06/03 at 23:21:28

Much appreciated...once some free money arrives...I think I will invest into one of those memory sticks...
ScottHallMarkPosted on 06/07/03 at 07:22:59

I actually tried the whole running TNM off a cd-rw once a long time ago. The results were not that good. Everything worked fine until I ran the card, then I would get some horrible error. My computer and particular cr-rw drive is rather old though.
kicPosted on 06/09/03 at 08:32:16

On 06/06/03 at 23:15:25, Oliver Copp wrote:You don't have that problem with USB sticks because they usually last well over 1,000,000 write cycles per bit.
I just picked one up in the last week just for this reason. Well, I actually don't run it from the stick, but I use it to move the files from my workstation to my laptop because my laptop is old and I'm too lazy to connect it to the network usually, and frankly, floppies suck and the old laptop doesn't have a writeable cd drive. So, a memory stick was perfect.

While I do use it mainly for copying, I have run TNM from the stick before and it worked ok. It was a little slow on the laptop (again, it's an old laptop), but it runs fine on my workstation (USB 2.0, woo!). Once the price comes down some more, I think I wanna get a bigger stick. ;)
Oliver CoppPosted on 06/09/03 at 12:18:27

Maybe I should ask for a USB stick maker to offer a cheap bundle of stick + TNM 7 ;-)

Just joking *g*

Anyway, these sticks can be really helpful because you can then access your most important data anywhere you are.