Re: Nibble Images ...

[bidulecornu@hotmail.com (Vincent Joguin)]

Hello group,

Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote in message news:<407BC318.A37C9A1@swbell.net>...
> > This limitation, assuming I'm correct, is not a hardware limitation but
> > a limitation of the software that converts the data read into an image.
> > There is no reason in principle why it could not also create .nib files
> 
>  ....
> 
>      If we are talking about .nib's of unprotected diskettes, that would be a
> nice feature-- i.e. we'd have a simpler way to transfer unprotected diskettes
> while preserving Volume Number.
> 
>      Handling some protected A2 disks is probably doable, too. The ultimate
> upgrade would be an interface which would permit emus to use a PC 5.25" drive
> as though it were a Disk II!
> 

I just wanted to remind that the main purpose of Disk2FDI is to make
an image of a floppy disk into an FDI file.

Disk2FDI, when outputting to the FDI format, is able to image any
floppy disk, including any protected disk, including any protected
Apple 2 disk (sorry for the long statement ;-) ).

What I'd like to see someday is full support of the FDI format within
AppleWin and other emulators. That would obviously solve any problem
with the Volume Number or copy protections. I would be more than
willing to help support the FDI format within Apple emulators.

Including .nib support directly within Disk2FDI is pointless because
the FDI format can already image anything that a NIB image can
contain. Besides, it would be quite easy to create a small program to
convert an FDI file to a NIB file. Some useful information (such as
part of the copy protection) may be lost in the process, but it could
still be useful for programs that do not support the FDI format.

Vincent Joguin.