Defining Disk Image Dump Standard
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Turnbull <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: Defining Disk Image Dump Standard
>On May 31, 19:12, Tony Duell wrote:
>
>> In any case, for the <nth> thime, we are discussing archive format to be
>> used to store images of these floppies. Store them on something other
>> than floppies. Like hard disks, CD-ROMs, EPROMs (if you insist!), etc.
>
>Can I encode mine on knotted string? My mother has a box with an *awful*
>lot of string. Should I use the thicker string for DD disk archives?
>
If you want increase your data storage capacity, you could colour code the
string, too.
Everything old is new again ... we've just re-invented the Inca quipu, a
few centuries on.
Regards,
Mark.
Received on Wed May 31 2000 - 18:27:48 BST
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