I also have the series, though I've yet to give it any use. I've also got a PDF of the book too.

As for emulating the CD images, Daemon Tools is free and works very well.
I'd have to take a look at my discs to see what format they're in, but I suspect if you're emulating the disc you could do a straight disc to disc copy. You might also be able to convert the files into standard AVI or MPEG format with some software, though nothing jumps to mind at the moment.

Tìoraidh,
-John