Re: Nibble Images ...

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Vincent Joguin writes ...
> 
> Hello group,
> 
 ....
> 
> 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.


     Are details on FDI format available?


Rubywand