Re: EDD Plus Project

["Bryan Parkoff" <nospam@nospam.com>]

>There is another format (called .NIB) that attempts to contain all the
>data present on a disk. If a disk image is made in the .NIB format,
>then an emulator could run it, even if the image is still "copy
>protected".

    NIB format has limitation.  Not all copy-protection scheme will work 
with the NIB format.  It needs to do beyond NIB format.  I suppose that 2mg 
image should have vary bit sizes.
    I need someone to test EDD Plus card to prove if spiral scheme like 
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? can be copied like as exact original.

>BTW if the intention is to come up with a hardware device that allows
>images for emulators to be made from copy-protected disks, it might
>make sense to make it a stand alone device or a PC accessory, not an
>apple ii card. What if you had a box that connected to a PC via USB,
>and an apple ii disk drive, and appeared to the PC to be a mass
>storage device containing a single .NIB file (which you could then
>read and write using ordinary PC applications).

    I deobt Apple II Disk Drive may work with PC via USB.  It depends on the 
exact timing.  You need to run on real Apple II in order to work with 
copy-protection schemes.

Bryan Parkoff