The sorry state of Amiga software preservation - Page 3

idrougge · 19 February 2017, 17:14

I'm just pointing out the obvious reasons why Amiga owners aren't as anal about preserving every rotten bit of their old floppies. The other reasons are more about the bureaucracy and slow working of the preservation infrastructure.

BarryB · 19 February 2017, 20:00

You can create CT RAW images with either a Kryoflux or Kryoflux Free for real Amigas and preserve your own collection! If the version is supported via a WHDLoad install you can use a WinUAE setup with HDD and workbench to mount it and install, if it installs without any error it's more than likely OK.

absence · 19 February 2017, 22:46

The slave installers usually skip the protection part of the disks, so even if they install without error, it might not be a good dump. Better to boot it (in WinUAE or written back to a floppy on a real machine) to see if the protection passes.

StingRay · 20 February 2017, 08:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by absence

The slave installers usually skip the protection part of the disks

Not true! What is one supposed to skip anyway when the game uses a non-standard (e.g. long tracks) disk format?

absence · 20 February 2017, 09:22

Ah yes, the custom encoded game data is read of course.

However I think there are slaves that skip (e.g. the last track), presumably because it just contains protection stuff and not game data? It's possible I've misunderstood the islave code.

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19 February 2017, 17:14	#41
idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,347	I'm just pointing out the obvious reasons why Amiga owners aren't as anal about preserving every rotten bit of their old floppies. The other reasons are more about the bureaucracy and slow working of the preservation infrastructure.

19 February 2017, 20:00	#42
BarryB Amigaholic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Posts: 4,757	You can create CT RAW images with either a Kryoflux or Kryoflux Free for real Amigas and preserve your own collection! If the version is supported via a WHDLoad install you can use a WinUAE setup with HDD and workbench to mount it and install, if it installs without any error it's more than likely OK.

19 February 2017, 22:46	#43
absence Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: moon Posts: 373	The slave installers usually skip the protection part of the disks, so even if they install without error, it might not be a good dump. Better to boot it (in WinUAE or written back to a floppy on a real machine) to see if the protection passes.

20 February 2017, 09:22	#45
absence Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: moon Posts: 373	Ah yes, the custom encoded game data is read of course. However I think there are slaves that skip (e.g. the last track), presumably because it just contains protection stuff and not game data? It's possible I've misunderstood the islave code.

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