Some time ago, I was asked to share notes and details of how I archived my old CDROM media and I did reply in the thread, but never really posted the guide I wrote otherwise.

So here is the crappiest guide to dumping CD/DVD images on Linux/Unix-likes, in case it happens to be of use to anyone.

https://gist.github.com/mrdaemon/925f149da05b92cf3aea3f3a38f9db3e

#cdrom #dvd #DataArchival #linux #tutorial #iso #DiskImage

Hey everyone, by some stroke of luck the Spotpass servers for the Wii U and 3DS were not yet shutdown so it is still possible to obtain and submit archives.

If you have a Wii U or 3DS I highly encourage you to follow the guide on this site to submit dumps.
Even if you don't please spread the word so we can get as many dumps as possible and save as much content as we can (boosts are very helpful and much appreciated).

#3DS #WiiU #wiiushutdown #Spotpass #DataArchival #pretendo #pretendonetwork #nintendo #nintendo3ds #NintendoWiiU #nintendonetwork

Reminder for anyone with a Wii U or 3DS that it is only 2 days until the Nintendo Network services shutdown.

If you have a 3DS or Wii U you should please consider archiving #Spotpass data before the shutdown date because all unarchived data will be gone forever.

(Even if you don't have a Wii U or 3DS please spread the word and boost this post for visibility)

More details about Spotpass archival project here:
https://spotpassarchive.github.io

Archived data helps preserve the unique online components of games and can also help @pretendo with games revival.

#Nintendo #Nintendonetwork #archival #DataArchival #NintendoWiiU #Nintendo3DS #pretendo #pretendonetwork

Remember, the D in #Git stands for distributed, so a single takedown shouldn't affect access to source code... wait.

(Mirror early, mirror often)

#Archival #DataArchival

Sometime back in (I think) 2000, I picked up a bootleg CD labeled "Photoshop Plugin Essentials". This is a mass archive of 16- and 32-bit Photoshop plugins, mostly scene rips. No real sorting so you'll have to dig through it yourself, but I've found a couple neat ones in there. A good number of them will also work in Paint Shop Pro.

https://n8fq.org/files/photoshop_plugin_essentials.zip

#dataarchival #photoshop #retrocomputing

Oh my FUCKING GOD

I finished dumping 99.99% of a very old, damaged, backup CDROM that was previously unreadable. It took 3 days and I was super excited to find out what old data I put on it. The disc had UDF sessions, because that was common at the time for just Adding Files to non-rewritable media.

So I mount that shit in my Windows 98SE box, and lo and behold, this is all that was on it.

I would be absolutely upset if it wasn't so fucking funny

#cdrom #DataArchival #retrocomputing