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		<title>Jnc: Jnc moved page Computer Media Images to Computer media images: Standard article naming case</title>
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		<updated>2023-12-02T16:27:38Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Jnc moved page &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Computer_Media_Images&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;Computer Media Images&quot;&gt;Computer Media Images&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Computer_media_images&quot; title=&quot;Computer media images&quot;&gt;Computer media images&lt;/a&gt;: Standard article naming case&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 16:27, 2 December 2023&lt;/td&gt;
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		<title>Vaxorcist: Link added</title>
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		<updated>2023-07-31T16:50:37Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Link added&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 16:50, 31 July 2023&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Raw data images in logical/LBN order (independent of interleaving)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Raw data images in logical/LBN order (independent of interleaving)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;SIMH for example expects images in logical order, whereas Xhomer depends on sector order.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;SIMH for example expects images in logical order, whereas &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Xhomer&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;depends on sector order.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Imaging tools/toolkits ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Imaging tools/toolkits ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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		<author><name>Vaxorcist</name></author>
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		<id>https://gunkies.org/w/index.php?title=Computer_media_images&amp;diff=30700&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Vaxorcist: New page &quot;Computer Media Images&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2023-07-31T14:25:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;New page &amp;quot;Computer Media Images&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;When working with computer [[simulator]]s (e.g. [[SIMH]]), you usually use images of computer media instead of real ones. (Well, some simulators can even be run with real media, too.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Another scenario is preservation and copying of old computer media.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are:&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Floppy disk]] images&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Hard disk]] images&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Magnetic tape]] images&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Paper tape]] images&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Punched card]] images&lt;br /&gt;
* etc.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The multitude of image formats as well as their characteristics can sometimes be really confusing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;#039;ll try to shed some light on some common image media formats and manipulation tools.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Image format basics ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regardless of the media involved, two basic types of images can be distinguished:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Raw data images&lt;br /&gt;
* Images containing additional metadata and/or using compression &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Both types have their specific pros and cons and areas of application.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Raw data images are mainly used with simulators, whereas &amp;quot;metadata enriched&amp;quot; images are more common for data preservation and copying of computer media.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Raw data images have two subvariants:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Raw data images in sector/physical order (dependent on [[sector interleaving]] applied)&lt;br /&gt;
* Raw data images in logical/LBN order (independent of interleaving)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SIMH for example expects images in logical order, whereas Xhomer depends on sector order. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Imaging tools/toolkits ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Linux dd ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Teledisk ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== ImageDisk ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[http://dunfield.classiccmp.org/img| ImageDisk]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== SAMdisk ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[https://simonowen.com/samdisk| SAMdisk]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Conversion tools ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== imd2raw ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== lbn2rx50 ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Further Reading ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://retrocmp.de/fdd/general/disk-imaging.pdf| Disk Imaging Techniques]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category: Media]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category: Emulators]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Vaxorcist</name></author>
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