26 May
2000
26 May
'00
9:17 a.m.
On Fri, 26 May 2000, John Foust wrote:
As my web page mentions, Sydex's Anadisk defined a
file format that
wrapped the sectors, allowing you to mark one as bad. I wish there
was a popular and universal way of archiving floppy disk images
this way. Our hobby really needs it. The emulation scene must've
solved parts of this problem already.
Why doesn't the collective CC define this standard then? Who better to
define standards for archiving old computer software than a group of
people devoted to it?
Unless someone finds an already well-documented standard (in which case we
should review it, make any modifications necessary to fix it, and then
adopt that as THE standard) then we should create a standards body to
address these things. If we take it one step further we can then start
defining standards for other types of things having to do with vintage
computers. A storage medium archiving standard is definitely a good one
to start with.
I am serious about this.
Sellam International Man of Intrigue and Danger
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