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Id assume that wouldn't work on a Linux box though ?alexh wrote: 17 Jul 2026 13:49 IPF has a windows DLL plugin intended for use in emulators. You should be able to use it if you wanted to add support for IPF to dump the contents of DOS formatted disks.
There is a linux equivalent for various CPU architectures.
Assume it wouldn't matter. But all needs testing out. I don't know anything past MSA and ST . Those I understand :P
I said this several times. There seems to be a misconception that a file format itself can provide certainty for complete, non damaged and not modified original dumps. This is not true. You can get a "bad" dump, even a non working one, on any file format. And you can get a perfectly clean original dump on any other format as well.kodak80 wrote: 17 Jul 2026 12:50 I was helping with this floppy disk preservation work. IPF format is the format if you want to write back and have confirmed that you flux dumps are good. IPF is a format from Software Preservation Society (SPS) and was very controlled until things kicked off on the Atari-Forum with the help of @Dlfrsilver .
Get a Kryoflux (KF), Supercard Pro (SCP) or Greaseweazle and preserve old disks. It's been a work-in-progress on https://atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=28228 for a while with IPF provided for good clean, original flux dumps.
Those are serious allegations. If you claim that several IPFs are modified, please identify them individually and explain exactly what was modified, why it is incorrect, and what the original data should have been. General statements are not sufficient. Technical claims require technical evidence.ijor wrote: 17 Jul 2026 19:50I said this several times. There seems to be a misconception that a file format itself can provide certainty for complete, non damaged and not modified original dumps. This is not true. You can get a "bad" dump, even a non working one, on any file format. And you can get a perfectly clean original dump on any other format as well.kodak80 wrote: 17 Jul 2026 12:50 I was helping with this floppy disk preservation work. IPF format is the format if you want to write back and have confirmed that you flux dumps are good. IPF is a format from Software Preservation Society (SPS) and was very controlled until things kicked off on the Atari-Forum with the help of @Dlfrsilver .
Get a Kryoflux (KF), Supercard Pro (SCP) or Greaseweazle and preserve old disks. It's been a work-in-progress on https://atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=28228 for a while with IPF provided for good clean, original flux dumps.
What makes a specific dump more certain than others, is how it was verified, not the file format. Originally, each IPF files was individually reviewed and verified by the main CAPS/Softpres developer. Not anymore. Now an IPF file doesn't guarantee anything in itself. As a matter of fact, since Dennis started using all sort of techniques and shortcuts, there are several IPF files on the mentioned repository marked as verified, that they are really not and are actually modified. That's a real pity.