Re: EDD Plus Project

["Charlie" <charlieDOTd@verEYEzon.net>]

"sicklittlemonkey" <Nick.Westgate@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On Jan 14, 12:26 pm, "Charlie" <charlieD...@verEYEzon.net> wrote:
>> Could such a system create FDIs?
>
> Possibly, but the actual format itself is not so important. If the
> data is equivalent it can be converted from one format to the other.
> Personally I prefer a format that is hack-friendly. Regular Disk II
> data bytes interspersed with obvious meta-data bytes for example.
>
> I have nothing against the FDI format except that it requires a fairly
> specialized setup and closed source software. Installing an extra
> Apple II card (EDD+ or similar) would seem to align better with the
> interests of most Apple II enthusiasts.

Actually, I agree with you for the most part.  Having an Apple ][ centered 
way to make true duplicates of protected disks would be my preferred method 
as well but I'd like to see the images as FDIs if that is possible.  My 
reason is that we would then have two different means of producing the 
images.  The already available disk2fdi system and the as yet to be invented 
Apple ][ system.

If the EDD+ / ADTPro / AppleWin or some such Apple ][ system ever becomes a 
reality there will probably be a rather small amount actually running. 
While that number may be more than disk2fdi systems why shut out those 
systems by making yet another format?

Charlie