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Old 12-01-01 | 08:33 AM
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DC boot disk, where to buy?

Where can I buy one of those DC boot disks that everyone talks about for playing imports?
Old 12-01-01 | 11:03 AM
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Ezra,

You don't need to buyt one. I will see if I still have one lying around. If you want it, I can send it to you.

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Old 12-01-01 | 11:14 AM
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Dean,
Another question. I remember reading somehwere that you have to have a dc made before a certain date to use that. Do you know what the date is?

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Old 12-01-01 | 12:53 PM
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Where can I get one? Amazon, Babbages? Know any places and how much they'll cost?
Old 12-01-01 | 12:58 PM
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Do you guys mean the Utopia boot disc? you can download that from the net, as for the date its supposed to be a DC made before Jan 2001
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Anyone have a link for this on the net?
Old 12-01-01 | 03:54 PM
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what disc burning software do you use? Nero, Diskjuggler or CloneCD? you'll need one of those three programs to make it very simple
Old 12-01-01 | 04:23 PM
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Nero Boot Disc

Discjuggler Boot disc
Old 12-01-01 | 04:46 PM
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Re: DC boot disk, where to buy?

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Where can I buy one of those DC boot disks that everyone talks about for playing imports?
You can buy the DC-X at lik-sang. There's reviews farther down the page.
Old 12-01-01 | 05:14 PM
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Yyou can play imports on a Dreamcast with a gameshark too.
Old 12-01-01 | 06:56 PM
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Yyou can play imports on a Dreamcast with a gameshark too.
you can also use the web browser as a boot disc
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also check out some of the emulators at DCemulatiom


they have the boot disk as well
Old 12-02-01 | 02:03 AM
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Do you guys mean the Utopia boot disc? you can download that from the net, as for the date its supposed to be a DC made before Jan 2001
actually its more like Oct. 2001. but the black sports edition ones have trouble sometimes.
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I've heard Nov 2000.. my Oct 2k works with backup games.
Old 12-02-01 | 05:27 AM
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I've heard Nov 2000.. my Oct 2k works with backup games.

haha, "backup"
Old 12-02-01 | 01:49 PM
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Mine is June2000 and it plays backups fine

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