Sorry, what I meant was, the barcode itself, is not spaced. The numbers written underneath are not the code that is encoded in the bars. I totally agree with the inability to add spacing later. That makes total sense. I also was unaware of the Japanese codes having the "T". Again, it totally makes sense, it just seemed odd to me because we are reading the data on the discs, and in my head should have been reading the data in the code. However I can definitely see your points ^_^
2 2023-08-15 13:10:31
Re: Why Do We Space UPC Codes? (4 replies, posted in General discussion)
That seems odd to me. The barcode is, in fact, printed without spaces. It is only the human readable numbers that represent the code underneath, that appears to have spaces. We record it imperfectly, with extra spaces which do not exist in the barcode itself. We try so hard to preserve some data, requiring it be read by specific hardware that is able to record the data, not as it appears to the masses, but as close to the original bits as possible, but not other data such as barcodes.
I am not at all trying to be combative, or argumentative, just seems strange to me. Thanks for the link, I was unaware we could even get the barcodes that way. And thank you for the reply. While I don’t agree fully that we are recording it as it appears, I do understand your point, at the end of the day, the truth is, it is this way because that is the position of ReDump, which I get.
3 2023-08-13 16:46:06
Topic: Why Do We Space UPC Codes? (4 replies, posted in General discussion)
Is there any particular reason why we separate UPC codes with spaces? When scanned, these codes are not spaced, and if not spaced in the database, we could have searchable UPC codes, which would come in handy when shopping for games. While not a true indicator of the disc inside the case, it would provide a fast and dirty way to check to see if you own a game before buying one at a thrift store or yard sale.
4 2021-10-14 18:02:39
Topic: PX-W4012TA Drive Won’t Spin Up (0 replies, posted in General discussion)
I bought a PX-W4012TA drive. The tray opens and closes, and the LED blinks. But it never spins the disc and as such never recognizes that a disc even exists in the drive. Is this a known issue with this drive? Are there perhaps replacement motors for it? Or did I just get hosed on the deal?
5 2021-10-06 07:39:20
Re: PX-W4012TU vs PX-W4012TA (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
Very interesting points. I ordered an internal drive, the 4012TA and a Ugreen usb 3 to ide adapter. Hopefully they work good enough. Thanks for all the info and experience ^_^
6 2021-10-03 14:43:06
Re: So, how does everyone here read their ring codes? (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
Digitoxin wrote:
I ended up going with a 15x handheld magnifying glass with a built in light.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7KN2YC?ps … ct_details
Thank you so much for that info, I think I will try the same.
7 2021-10-03 14:41:51
Re: Reading Mould Codes (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
8 2021-10-03 03:50:09
Re: Reading Mould Codes (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
Thank you. I will try to get ahold of some new methods. Currently I found a small macro lens that is helping a lot but definitely need to find better methods.
9 2021-10-03 00:41:51
Topic: Reading Mould Codes (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
Good god, is there some trick that I don't know about when it comes to reading these mould codes? The things are so small I cannot read them, and my scanner blows them out since that section is usually transparent.
10 2021-10-02 22:51:56
Re: PX-W4012TU vs PX-W4012TA (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
Thank you, I will order one this coming week then.
11 2021-10-02 20:13:36
Re: PX-W4012TU vs PX-W4012TA (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
That is what I gathered as well, it appears from pics on eBay that it’s just the internal inside a usb enclosure. I thought maybe the usb controller inside it may produce better results than say the ugreen or kingwin but I’ve not come across anything talking about that yet. Thanks so much for the reply.
12 2021-09-30 22:41:11
Topic: PX-W4012TU vs PX-W4012TA (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
Does anyone know if there is a tangible difference between these drives in terms of copy perfection? I am leaning towards the TA since I can get it for much cheaper than a TU, but I want to be sure this is still considered to be the best option for a copying drive.
(Edit) I should have noted that I am mainly interested in verifying and dumping ibm-pc games, mostly in the ms-dos and win9x era.
13 2021-09-30 22:19:32
Re: [DONE] I Would Like to Become a Verifier/Dumper (2 replies, posted in Guests & account requests)
Thank you so much. I appreciate it and shall make sure I check the rules and guides thoroughly