Dave, Just do it as they say. Even if it's not a 100% solution it's often much more than many have. In engineering there is Good, Fast and Cheap, Pick any two. Now for some opinion: There are a few groups doing archive(s). Those that have working systems and a way to transfer off the system to "something" thereby preserving stuff in case of some failure. Often to enable other user of same to work with it. The other has nothing but media and want access to content. That's more than imaging. Other than that there are those that have ZXY and need a "disk" and want it in ZXY format. Often it's a oneshot(or limited use) deal and BTW it must be cheap. Did I miss any? Likely only a few and they are so unique that a oneoff is the likely solution. Maybe I'm jaded but there are formats that while seemingly worth preserving they have libilities. For example, NS*, works well lots around but media is near extinct and when gone it will be gone for ever. Preseriving NS* media in NS* format has problems, at some point even if you can spit it out to a drive the media to go in it is a whole nother matter. Sort of leaves you with climate controlled space so the media literally doesn't fail solution. In the end I've worked to save software that can be used off media. For example I have NS*dos and like it but when the media dies what use is it as it's unusable with other controllers. Granted I could create a NSdos look alike that runs using soft sector or even sandisk. But what the point? Years ago I standardized on a limited subset of formats and media so I could preserve binaries and sources for use. Why? because back in the late 70s through early 80s the problem was none of the system could exchange anything even if the Cpu, OS and all were identical. I needed that like a hole in the head then and preserving it now strikes as useful but only to a point. In the end there was only one standard I had and still have, a serial line to another system. That was archive that worked for the last 25+ years. I'm sure I'll get flamed to the max but.. I'm not "facility" or "institution" I use the stuff and enjoy it as it's possible. Some of that is doing what I'd have liked to back then when time or money said I could not. Allison