Simon Owen wrote:
Does the archive need to be a single format for all disks? Or could the 95% of normal format disks be kept in a simple dumped image format, with only protected disks using a different format needed to describe them correctly?
I think yes, the idea of tagging extra data into a header appeals but as Geoff pointed out we could have a standard header and then store the payload as a straight DSK or an SDF image (or SDF V1.1 with Freaky Cookie Malarky mode enabled).
Dan.