12 Aug
2004
12 Aug
'04
2:10 a.m.
that would be fine. Your <archivetype> is what <media> was all about though
i.e. rom definition etc. The archive really doesn't have a type, it does however
contain media information and then the data to be accessed or put onto the defined media.
best regards, Steve Thatcher
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason McBrien <jbmcb(a)hotmail.com>
Sent: Aug 12, 2004 10:04 AM
To: Steve Thatcher <melamy(a)earthlink.net>et>,
"General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Subject: Re: archive file format exmaple
How about breaking up the sections a bit, like HTML <head><body> sections?
Putting card-catalog information up top in it's own section would speed
indexing and searches. Like this:
<archive image file version="1.0">
<catalog>
<definitions>
a place to put whatever relevant information is needed about the format or
achive
or your favorite poem or joke
</defintions>
<archiver>Pete Smith</archiver>
<method>ROM Dumper V4.12</method>
<recdate>02004-02-02</recdate>
<title>Omega Race</title>
<author>Midway</author>
<platform>
<mfg>Commodore</mfg>
<system>VIC-20</system>
</platform>
<archivetype>
<fmtcategory>ROM</fmtcategory>
<fmttype>Game Cartridge</fmttype>
</archivetype>
</catalog>
<format>
<default-sector-data value="$AA"/>
....
</format>
<data>
....etc