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Ymgve
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 84 |
In what format should I upload releases?
When I upload a release to CSDb, what is the prefered format? If it's just a singlefile crack/demo it seems more logical to just upload the PRG, but then I have to rip apart spread disks.
But if I upload the whole D64, it's possible that there's other stuff on the disk too, so when you autostart the D64 you will get something else than expected.
What's the best way? |
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Rough
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Registered: Feb 2002
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I usually take the crack of a spread disk, copy it into a blank .d64 file and then use a dir editor to transfer the directory design into the new .d64. |
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Tim
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Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 467 |
helpfull post this!
i'm just transferring a few 100 disks myself at the moment.
I was wondering, can you use a deformatter (like micron's or other/better ones you can suggest) on transferred .d64 files?
I ask, because i did transfer 'blank' sides to .d64 just incase I might have left old files/games/whatever that seemed pointless to keep in those days but that might actually still be on the disk.
Also I am wondering maybe the obvious, but wouldn't it be wise to zip .d64 or .d81 files before upping them to csdb? I notice several people don't do that (including myself by accident once or twice).
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Marauder/GSS
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StarCommander has a also function to check d64 images for errors and/or deleted files, and also can try to repair them (deformat)... You can also easy create new empty d64 and copy the stuff from other images over etc.
d64/t64 is ofcourse the prefered format! I think disk-layouts of spreaddisk is not that "really important thing" (at least for me, though it's nice to have - not a must), more to preserve the filenames - which you'll do with d64/t64 |
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wreg
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Registered: Mar 2004
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pls try to preserve as much as you can!
filenames, dirlayout, EVERYTHING!
there is always someone who wants to have this :-)
so:
if you have the time, spend it on copying files with a decent tool, so you keep the original filenames
if you have even more time, copy the dirlayout as well
if you cannot 'afford' it, think about uploading the spread-disk as well, so someone can do this work later... |
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Ymgve
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 84 |
Another good thing about preserving the original images is that it allows somebody to dig deeper into the disk later on. There's been quite a few disks that had extra files on them not shown in the directory listing. |
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Rough
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Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 1829 |
Don't forget about Dir messages on Track 18, it's nothing special but sometimes funny messages, sometimes addresses or slogans, often used on Hotline, Cosmos spread disks e.g. |
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wreg
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Registered: Mar 2004
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yeah, like 'TALENTED RULERZ' which is a perfect indicator to better double check the files for errors... |
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Danzig
Registered: Jun 2002
Posts: 440 |
i recommend t64.gz and d64.gz
works like a charm to autostart with emulator!
vice that is ;) |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
shouldnt compress anything since all software ever released would fit into a dvd or two uncompressed... |
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null
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Registered: Jun 2006
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Quote: shouldnt compress anything since all software ever released would fit into a dvd or two uncompressed...
I doubt it. I downloaded a 5.5GB torrent of disk images that was linked from another thread.. and, afaik, that was only stuff <85... so yeah, think you're gonna need quite a byte more :_)
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