I have recently became interested in new storage media now that I have installed a CDRW drive in my computer. It is really nice to be able to backup my 10 gig hard drive on 2 cd's verses hundreds of diskettes or multiple tape backups.

You can also make backups of your program disk (but check the copyright policies that you received with the program when you bought it) but most companies allow you to make 1 backup for you in case the original gets damaged. Do not make multiple backups or sell any backups that you make as this would be pirating of software. Now that it has been said on to other things.

You can also use CDR'S and CD-RW'S for so many other things also. Making backups of documents, family pictures, scanned items, music cd's, and other important items. There is even a rumor that you can make backups of PlayStation Games.

Below you will find links to some software, hardware, and general information including some pages that will help you make copies and trouble shoot mistakes. Hope they are helpful. If you have any comments or questions please feel free to contact me.

The Unofficial Richoh CD-R Rewriteable Page A great page full of information for people who have just gotten a CD or CDRW Writer. Also a host of great information for people who have had them for awhile.

Welcome to Memorex If you have a Memorex CD or CDRW Writer this is the page you need for the latest updates to drivers and software.

The Unofficial Memorex CRW - 1622 Page A good page with a lot of information for owners of Memorex CRW-1622 drive.

Todd's Evil Brain A great resource for information about different programs used with cd writers. Also contains information about how to make backups of programs and your PlayStation games. REMEMBER BACKUPS ARE ONLY LEGAL FOR YOUR OWN USE AND IF YOU OWN THE ORIGINAL COPY OF THE REGISTERED PROGRAM.

Andy McFaden's CD-Recordable FAQ A great page with a lot of answers on CD-Recordable.