gloriouscowJan 6

If you're running Windows and still using WinImage for handling basic floppy disk images, it is time to retire it. It served us well, but there is now a replacement called DiskImageTool that is superior in every conceivable way and is completely free and open source.

The latest version adds a small drag & drop feature I requested, and it's just the final touch that makes it a perfect replacement for me.

https://github.com/Digitoxin1/DiskImageTool

#retrocomputing #emulation

Show threadJess FJan 6
@gloriouscow Nice, I am teaching a digital forensics class next week and will include this! I actually didn't know about WinImage but had always told Windows users to use FTK Imager. sooooo glad for a FOSS solution to be able to divest from cop stuff!!! after some testing I may replace all mentions of FTK imager with this 🤞
Show threadgloriouscowJan 6

@j_feral

For forensic imaging I'd probably recommend using a GreaseWeazle - you can pull the jumper off the write-enable pin and be confident the disk you insert can't be modified.

the entire project is open source.

DiskImageTool is geared more to bitstream and sector images, but you can save them out from HxC as a bitstream format.

Something that might be fun for your forensics class - see if they can find the hidden cats on a floppy!

https://github.com/dbalsom/fluxfox/tree/main/crates/pbm2track

fluxfox/crates/pbm2track at main · dbalsom/fluxfox

A floppy disk image library in Rust. Contribute to dbalsom/fluxfox development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Show threadJess F
@gloriouscow I'm familiar with greaseweazle thanks to @cyndemoya 's great work 😊 but I have never gotten a chance to use one myself. For the Fundamentals course it is really just the basics, as most of these students are not coming from a computer science background so there is a fair amount of setup before we get to disk imaging. For hardware I suggest tableau writeblocker (again, boo) and kryoflux, but i will add greaseweazle to the list too, thanks!!
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Show threadgloriouscowJan 6

@j_feral @cyndemoya

I imagine there are accepted standards for hardware and such. A floppy write-blocker.... I shudder to think how much you are paying for what is essentially a pull-up resistor in a plastic box