25 Jun
1997
25 Jun
'97
11:48 a.m.
Hey, figuring out standards like this is what I do. I recommend:
JPEG for photo scans (brochures, ads, etc.)
- It's the Internet photo file format standard
Compressed 1-bit, 300 dpi TIFF for schematics
- Almost everything supports TIFF, including tons of shareware and
Wang's free image processing add-on for Win95
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/info/wang.htm)
- 1-bit means monochrome (not grayscale). Use JPEG for images.
- Images should be 300 dpi, 8 1/2" x 11", i.e. 2550 x 3300 (don't worry
about scanning white space, it takes no space at all when compressed)
TXT for text documents that don't use formatting
- 80-column with carriage returns please
RTF (Rich Text Format) for text documents that use formatting
- WordPerfect, Word, WordPad, etc. will save in this format
Kai
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From: Bill Whitson
Reply To: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 1997 1:05 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Archiving Stuff
Hi all.
Consider Classiccmp Web/FTP open for your archiving pleasure ;).
The process has been more or less tested out and is ready to go.
Submissions of Software, Documentation, ROM code, whatever are all
OK.
What really remains to be done is to work out standards for file
formats. I'll let those of you who are experts on specific platforms
argue that out. I'll follow whatever ensues and firm up some
guidelines.
To submit something you need to download the form DS-form.txt from
the FTP site (140.142.225.27) and fill it out to the best of your
ability. Follow the instructions at the bottom of the form for
uploading.
All the form does is provide evidence (if anyone ever complains) that
I'm not just uploading copyrighted material without a care.
Anyway - if you're itching to archive stuff feel free. Your comments
are welcome and also unavoidable ;)
Bill
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25 Jun
25 Jun
4:47 p.m.
Kai,
Nice initial stab at some standards. I am a little concerned that this
is a bit PC-centric. I would like to make sure that those of us on the
fringe (not using Windows machines or Macs) don't get left out. This
may mean lowering the standards to be a little more inclusive.
Maybe these are all cross-platform standards, I don't know. Can any of
the VMS/AmigaOS/TOS/whatnotOS people read and write all of these formats?
I'm not trying to start a religious war. I want to be able to make use
of and possibly contribute to the archive.
On Wed, 25 Jun 1997, Kai Kaltenbach wrote:
Hey, figuring out standards like this is what I do. I
recommend:
JPEG for photo scans (brochures, ads, etc.)
- It's the Internet photo file format standard
xv can be used to view these so Unix/X is covered.
Compressed 1-bit, 300 dpi TIFF for schematics
- Almost everything supports TIFF, including tons of shareware and
Wang's free image processing add-on for Win95
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/info/wang.htm)
- 1-bit means monochrome (not grayscale). Use JPEG for images.
- Images should be 300 dpi, 8 1/2" x 11", i.e. 2550 x 3300 (don't worry
about scanning white space, it takes no space at all when compressed)
I'm not so sure that "everything" supports TIFF. After a little looking,
I couldn't even find a TIFF file to test with xv.
Is there a reason that postscript cannot be used? Most of the schematics
out there that I have seen have been postscript files.
TXT for text documents that don't use formatting
- 80-column with carriage returns please
Text is good.
RTF (Rich Text Format) for text documents that use formatting
- WordPerfect, Word, WordPad, etc. will save in this format
Is there anything under Unix which can read and/or write RTF?
Why not use postscript for publishing the formatted documents?
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On Wed, 25 Jun 1997, Tim Shoppa wrote:
No freeware that I know of. There may be some commercial products.
Or a more universal mark-up language which is also readable in ASCII?
(i.e. well-written HTML.)
RTF (Rich Text Format) for text documents that use
formatting
- WordPerfect, Word, WordPad, etc. will save in this format
Is there anything under Unix which can read and/or write RTF?
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