Re: what info should a dsk image archive store?

[Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>]

jonnosan <jonnosan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Data stored should include data needed to add to a browsable catalogue
> of images. For commercial applications, that information will include:
> - Application Name
> - Application Publisher
> - Application Author(s) (if known)
> - Year of publication
> - Application Category (needs to have some kind of constrained and
> structured list of categories e.g. "Applications/Word Processor"
> "Games/Arcade"

How about:

- media type (5.25 / 3.5 / HD image / cassette?)
- disk format (DOS, ProDOS, Pascal, CP/M, custom)
- total number of disk sides (Wizardry is 2, Time Zone is 10)
- platforms supported ("any", "enhanced //e or later", "IIgs") -- this is
  not strictly expanding, as some games / cracks won't boot on a IIgs
- supports Mockingboard sound (y/n)
- input devices required (joystick, paddles, mouse)
- original legal status (freeware, shareware, commercial)

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