Josh Lulewicz wrote:
So I am reading correctly that these FDI files only work with emulators?
Yes, but in the future that may not be the case. The point is to
archive them now into a fully documented the file format so that the
information is not lost when the disk dies.
What if you don't use
Vincent,
I agree wholeheartedly with what you are saying.
I am very much for preserving our games so that they may be played for
years to come without the fear of using unstable/unpredictable floppy
disks.
I am, however, against distributing these images/backups/etc on a large
scale.
Josh Lulewicz wrote:
I have been backing up my collection with a program called winima40. It
WinImage only makes images of unprotected disks. If you have used it to
make any images of protected disks (any game made before 1990), your
images are useless.
By they way does anyone actually know
Jim Leonard wrote:
WinImage only makes images of unprotected disks. If you have used it
to
make any images of protected disks (any game made before 1990), your
images are useless.
Wow! Interesting, I didn't know that!
Great... :(
On Mar 15, 2004, at 3:19 PM, Josh Lulewicz wrote:
Jim Leonard wrote:
WinImage only makes images of unprotected disks. If you have used it
to
make any images of protected disks (any game made before 1990), your
images are useless.
Wow! Interesting, I didn't know that!
Great... :(
Copy
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Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Preserving original games
Edward Franks wrote:
Wow! Interesting, I didn't know that!
Great... :(
Copy protection bites in many ways. :sigh:
This is why Central Point Option Boards used to auction for $130-$200
(and why I have six). You can
I have to agree with Vincent. If we start living in fear of preserving
the games in our collections digitally because of the Eyal's out there,
then the terrorists have won. (sorry, couldnt resist)
I am only a few days from finishing a fully working version of Disk2FDI,
then will start imaging
