16 May
2005
16 May
'05
9:58 p.m.
From: "Jim Leonard" <trixter at oldskool.org>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:20 PM
Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
I looked at FutureKeep, as far as I can tell there is no FutureKeep format.
There are a variety of real formats but no FutureKeep format.
I'd like to archive media in one standard format with metadata but until
anyone every developes a standard I'll stck to what is real even if it means
using different formats for different systems.
Randy
www.s100-manuals.com
This is the problem that FutureKeep aims to
resolve. Existing images
will
be able to be converted to the FutureKeep standard, but they will lack
essential metadata. Once FutureKeep exists, it is hoped that any new
images made will be done in that universal standard. It is also hoped
that volunteers will go back and re-image all possible software in the
FutureKeep file format.
No offense to anyone who may be part of the project, but that's a pipe
dream. I think a better goal is to create conversion utilities that
perform cross-conversion to/from FutureKeep format, as that is much more
realistic.
--
Jim Leonard (trixter at oldskool.org)
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