30 May
2006
30 May
'06
4:50 p.m.
I'm even trying to parse the file systems so the
user can extract files
from certain formats. I'm starting with the Tandy/TRS-80 Model II line
file systems (and there were a few) such as TRSDOSII, Xenix (file system
and tar), TRSDOS16, LS-DOS and several CP/M formats.
Like it or not, I'm using ImageDisk as the standard to store and access
file content. It is much easier to parse than some of the other disk
formats out there, and is quite well defined.
Kelly
Ideally I'd like to have it setup so a user can bring in a 3.5" or 5.25"
floppy, stick it in the drive, and use a simple interface to copy/extract
all the data to modern media. In the case of the old Home Computer formats
such as C-64 or Apple ][, it would be nice to offer the option to copy to a
disk image as well, that way they can access the files under an emulator.
I'm guessing that's the only way to access some of the data.
I'm not sure how practical this sort of thing is, but I know that there is
interest in having a system setup that can at least handle 5.25" MS-DOS
floppies.
Zane