Most of what you will find on this blog is file format identification. I see this as the first step in a longer process of preservation and ultimately access. Hopefully the analysis of some file formats can help make better decisions when needing to render the file in an emulator or migrate to another format. I don’t spend much time trying to parse the files I look at to understand the actual content, just enough to properly identify and differentiate between important versions of the format. | Obsolete Thor
I recently was able to image a few Bernoulli Disks for a collection using a SCSI device I have found quite useful. The disks had been sitting around for quite some time waiting for the right tools and resources to extract the contents. I mentioned the accomplishment to a few coworkers and one asked me if I would extract the contents from their old disk they used for school back in the 1990’s. They had spent a whopping $99 at the local bookstore for a disk which held a total of 150MB. Not GB...| Obsolete Thor
Let’s talk about the DVD format for a minute. Specifically the miniDVD media format. | Obsolete Thor
A previous post was about LUTs, the little files needed to color grade your photo’s and video’s. One of the best systems for color grading video in use by professionals today is DaVinci Resolve. The system originally was all hardware based, but in the 2004 as computers were able to process higher quality video, da Vinci Systems released new digital systems.| Obsolete Thor
Word Processors are everywhere and have some of the most recognizable file formats. Some are very simple in that they just contain plain text, others are more complex. There are formats which allow for images and others which can handle different languages and writing directions.| Obsolete Thor
What to learn in order to not become obsolete as a software developer, and then being forced into early retirement from programming? What platforms to prefer for building products that last with minimal maintenance?| Alexandru Nedelcu - Blog
What is Open Source Software? Open Source Software, or OSS, is software whose source code is freely available… The post Open Source vs Proprietary: Understanding Key Differences appeared first on ZetaMatic.| ZetaMatic
During a recent review of some help files for some older Final Draft software I came across this Q&A. | Obsolete Thor