Company: MagicISO Inc.

I believe the magic in this case is sleight-of-hand. . .

http://www.magiciso.com/

Their app is called Magic ISO Maker (#ware) and per this web page
MagicDisc is part of Magic ISO Maker:
http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/tutorials.htm

Click on the "MagicDisc Overview" link on the tutorial page - you will
find it takes you to a page where MagicDisc is called "MagicDisc Virtual
DVD/CD-ROM" and labeled as freeware.
http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/mi...c-overview.htm

That, of course, is the "home page" that's shown on software sites like
this one:
http://www.soft30.com/softdown-10-16007.htm

If you're already *there* they want to sell you the Shareware. . . not
give you the Crippleware. . . If you're some place else they want to
reel you in with their "Freeware" offer. . .

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Op Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:47:13 -0500, Susan Bugher <(E-Mail Removed)>
schreef:

>Company: MagicISO Inc.
>
>I believe the magic in this case is sleight-of-hand. . .
>
>http://www.magiciso.com/
>
>Their app is called Magic ISO Maker (#ware) and per this web page
>MagicDisc is part of Magic ISO Maker:
>http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/tutorials.htm
>
>Click on the "MagicDisc Overview" link on the tutorial page - you will
>find it takes you to a page where MagicDisc is called "MagicDisc Virtual
>DVD/CD-ROM" and labeled as freeware.
>http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/mi...c-overview.htm
>

Correct. Nothing wrong with that.

>That, of course, is the "home page" that's shown on software sites like
>this one:
>http://www.soft30.com/softdown-10-16007.htm
>
>If you're already *there* they want to sell you the Shareware. . . not
>give you the Crippleware. . . If you're some place else they want to
>reel you in with their "Freeware" offer. . .

Nothing wrong with MagicDisc, it is working perfect and is free, no
nags or anything. What's your point? A company wants to sell their
product. Makes sense to me. MagicDisc is free and that's what counts.
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Even Afwezig wrote:
> Op Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:47:13 -0500, Susan Bugher <(E-Mail Removed)>
> schreef:

>>Company: MagicISO Inc.
>>
>>I believe the magic in this case is sleight-of-hand. . .
>>
>>http://www.magiciso.com/
>>
>>Their app is called Magic ISO Maker (#ware) and per this web page
>>MagicDisc is part of Magic ISO Maker:
>>http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/tutorials.htm
>>
>>Click on the "MagicDisc Overview" link on the tutorial page - you will
>>find it takes you to a page where MagicDisc is called "MagicDisc Virtual
>>DVD/CD-ROM" and labeled as freeware.
>>http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/mi...c-overview.htm

> Correct. Nothing wrong with that.

>>That, of course, is the "home page" that's shown on software sites like
>>this one:
>>http://www.soft30.com/softdown-10-16007.htm
>>
>>If you're already *there* they want to sell you the Shareware. . . not
>>give you the Crippleware. . . If you're some place else they want to
>>reel you in with their "Freeware" offer. . .
>
> Nothing wrong with MagicDisc, it is working perfect and is free, no
> nags or anything. What's your point? A company wants to sell their
> product. Makes sense to me. MagicDisc is free and that's what counts.

I prefer to list the main URL for authors' web sites on the ACF program
info pages. The main URL is the least likely to change and showing it is
a courtesy to authors who have both Shareware and Freeware apps. My
point is that people coming in the "front door" of this web site will
have a hard time finding the free app - some authors make it hard for
you to do them a good turn. . . A second point is that the information
given is unclear.

This web page says MagicDisc Virtual DVD/CD-ROM 2.1
http://www.soft30.com/softdown-10-16007.htm

This web page has a version history for MagicISO:
http://www.magiciso.com/download.htm
The latest version of MagicISO is v5.1(build 184)

Is the free app the same as the MagicDisc that's part of MagicIso or an
older version?

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Op Wed, 08 Feb 2006 13:10:28 -0500, Susan Bugher <(E-Mail Removed)>
schreef:

<snip>

>> Nothing wrong with MagicDisc, it is working perfect and is free, no
>> nags or anything. What's your point? A company wants to sell their
>> product. Makes sense to me. MagicDisc is free and that's what counts.
>
>I prefer to list the main URL for authors' web sites on the ACF program
>info pages. The main URL is the least likely to change and showing it is
>a courtesy to authors who have both Shareware and Freeware apps. My
>point is that people coming in the "front door" of this web site will
>have a hard time finding the free app - some authors make it hard for
>you to do them a good turn. . . A second point is that the information
>given is unclear.
>
>This web page says MagicDisc Virtual DVD/CD-ROM 2.1
>http://www.soft30.com/softdown-10-16007.htm
>
>This web page has a version history for MagicISO:
>http://www.magiciso.com/download.htm
>The latest version of MagicISO is v5.1(build 184)
>
>Is the free app the same as the MagicDisc that's part of MagicIso or an
>older version?

The author is an company that sells a product. That's their first
goal. The MagicDisc is freeware and on another page, the freeware and
payware apart.That's how _i like it. Anybody using google and
searching for a freeware virtual cd/dvd drive can find it.
It is not a part of MagicISO. So nothing unclear there.
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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed)lid says...
>
>
>Op Wed, 08 Feb 2006 13:10:28 -0500, Susan Bugher
><(E-Mail Removed)>
>schreef:
>
><snip>
>
>>> Nothing wrong with MagicDisc, it is working perfect and is free,
>>> no
>>> nags or anything. What's your point? A company wants to sell
>>> their
>>> product. Makes sense to me. MagicDisc is free and that's what
>>> counts.
>>
>>I prefer to list the main URL for authors' web sites on the ACF
>>program
>>info pages. The main URL is the least likely to change and showing
>>it is
>>a courtesy to authors who have both Shareware and Freeware apps. My
>>point is that people coming in the "front door" of this web site
>>will
>>have a hard time finding the free app - some authors make it hard
>>for
>>you to do them a good turn. . . A second point is that the
>>information
>>given is unclear.
>>
>>This web page says MagicDisc Virtual DVD/CD-ROM 2.1
>>http://www.soft30.com/softdown-10-16007.htm
>>
>>This web page has a version history for MagicISO:
>>http://www.magiciso.com/download.htm
>>The latest version of MagicISO is v5.1(build 184)
>>
>>Is the free app the same as the MagicDisc that's part of MagicIso
>>or an
>>older version?
>
>The author is an company that sells a product. That's their first
>goal. The MagicDisc is freeware and on another page, the freeware
>and
>payware apart.That's how _i like it. Anybody using google and
>searching for a freeware virtual cd/dvd drive can find it.
>It is not a part of MagicISO. So nothing unclear there.
>--
>Even Afwezig

And like I've said before, it's people like you that makes
the Free Software/Open Source world want *NOTHING* to do
with either Windows software vendors or their users.

Op Thu, 09 Feb 2006 06:05:19 -0500, Chris Lee <(E-Mail Removed)>
schreef:


>>The author is an company that sells a product. That's their first
>>goal. The MagicDisc is freeware and on another page, the freeware
>>and
>>payware apart.That's how _i like it. Anybody using google and
>>searching for a freeware virtual cd/dvd drive can find it.
>>It is not a part of MagicISO. So nothing unclear there.

>And like I've said before, it's people like you that makes
>the Free Software/Open Source world want *NOTHING* to do
>with either Windows software vendors or their users.
>

Why is that? Sorry, i don't get it.
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Even Afwezig wrote:

> It is not a part of MagicISO. So nothing unclear there.

erm. . . I guess you didn't visit the all the web pages. According to
the author MagicDisc is part of MagicISO.

http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/tutorials.htm

"MagicISO Online Help" . . .
"MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD-ROM (MagicDisc)" . . .
"Purchase MagicISO for getting full version of MagicISO"

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Op Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:28:28 -0500, Susan Bugher <(E-Mail Removed)>
schreef:

>Even Afwezig wrote:
>
>> It is not a part of MagicISO. So nothing unclear there.
>
>erm. . . I guess you didn't visit the all the web pages. According to
>the author MagicDisc is part of MagicISO.
>

I did visit the pages. MagicDisc is a program made by them.
To keep it as clear as possible, the author did put MagicDisc on a
separate page,
http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/mi...c-overview.htm and
links from softpedia etc. are to that page.
But anyway, i contacted them and they will look into it.
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Even Afwezig wrote:
> Op Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:28:28 -0500, Susan Bugher <(E-Mail Removed)>
> schreef:
>>Even Afwezig wrote:

>>>It is not a part of MagicISO. So nothing unclear there.
>>
>>erm. . . I guess you didn't visit the all the web pages. According to
>>the author MagicDisc is part of MagicISO.
>
> I did visit the pages. MagicDisc is a program made by them.
> To keep it as clear as possible, the author did put MagicDisc on a
> separate page,
> http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/mi...c-overview.htm and
> links from softpedia etc. are to that page.
> But anyway, i contacted them and they will look into it.

Thanks Even.

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Susan Bugher wrote:

> I prefer to list the main URL for authors' web sites on the ACF program

Download link on this page:
http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/mi...c-overview.htm

These programs can be used together, create iso files in magiciso,
mount and test them in magicdisk.

> Is the free app the same as the MagicDisc that's part of MagicIso or an
> older version?

It is a separate program, a program like demon tools, you can mount and
use an iso file from the hard disk.

MagicISO is a commercial program for converting from CD to ISO, to
create ISO files, and to burn them. Magic disk is freeware, a virtual
iso drive, for using iso files like burned CD's.

At the middle of this list are 3 links to magic disk.
http://www.softwaredownloads.ws/soft...ownload/100/M/

The first link lets me download magic disk ver 2.1.28
I did not complete the installation, but it looks okay.

Found a download link on the magiciso site too:
http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/mi...c-overview.htm


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