Subj : How should I archive old
To   : Cougar428
From : Boraxman
Date : Sun Jun 22 2025 10:28 am

 Re: How should I archive old
 By: Cougar428 to NELGIN on Sat Jun 21 2025 09:23 am

>  > I've got a lot of floppies that have drivers and software for
>  > old hardware. I'm trying to decide what's the best way to
>  > archive them for others to use.
>
>  If you are running a Win platform, you can try winimage. It will compress
>  the entire floppy into an .img file. Later you can use the application to
>  uncompress back to a floppy or to some other location.
>
>  Cheers...
>
>
> ... White dwarf seeks red giant for binary relationship.
>
> ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20
I used a DOS program to make images a while back, I can't remember what it was
called but it used it own format.

I would STRONGLY recommend to use a format that is cross platform, and not tied
to some specific piece of software to read.

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