<DIV>hello readers of Pd off topic list.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>i use older machines (1 to 2GHz)using debian to run PD , there only purpose is puredata synthesis .the PD version and OS i have will never change on those machines as they function perfectly and are required to function that way for as long as the chip's/board's last .</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>however since PD and its OS are held on mechanical magnetic storage devices they can meet death quite often .</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>im looking for a way to preserve an image of the HD/OS's holding PD onto DVD's?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>could this be done by using another HD with debian installed and some sort of HD image software ?. this is something i know nothing of but have heard rumors of ways to make HD images from people in office IT who work with windows .</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>any feed back would be greatly appreciated , apologies of this is well off topic and
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