[game_preservation] Archivist's Burden

[Henry Lowood]

All,

this project is seen as a backup solution, right?  Not as a long-term 
archival preservation solution?  This is not a criticism; I think there 
is a need for both.   If we could provide backup solutions to companies 
and individual collectors, that would be very useful.

Henry

Devin Monnens wrote:

> You can certainly quote me, but I don't think this is a polished 

> guide. I seriously think we need one as well as a discussion on what 

> would be the methods for backing up older games and CDs. The trouble 

> though is that this might make it seem like we are encouraging 

> software piracy rather than trying to determine how an archive might 

> go about something like this. Otherwise, an 800-disc backup would be 

> an excellent case study.

>

> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Andrew Armstrong 

> <andrew at aarmstrong.org <mailto:andrew at aarmstrong.org>> wrote:

>

>     Not to be pedantic, but you both did read my email right?

>

>     "I'd suggest /*adding*/" (third paragraph, first sentence)

>

>     ...refers to Mikes Python script. It'd be trivial to add a

>     conversion line (assuming FFMPEG) to do a simple mp3 conversion in

>     __addition__ to the FLAC/Apple lossless creation ;) I did say this

>     was in addition to the FLAC, and typically if the file structure

>     was setup correctly, it'd just make accessing the files trivial to

>     quickly listen to or use. I hope this absolves me from this

>     perceived notion I am completely insane. Probably wasn't too clear.

>

>     Good overview Devin (I'll check out your links too :) ), want to

>     write it up for the wiki? :P Or do you mind being quoted? I don't

>     want to list the technical aspects of formats (we have Mike's

>     brilliant wiki to link to for that), but the whys for videogame

>     and digital file preservation is a good thing to get noted down

>     somewhere, and a mini-manual "how to" and "suggested ways" would

>     be good to point people towards. As for CD file dumps, they can

>     work, depending on the game - some don't like being installed from

>     a random folder and need the CD as an ISO (or rather, it likely

>     just needs the CD in a drive for copy protection checking). Will

>     have to see if Daemon Tools and other sites has more in depth

>     information on the copy protection aspects on released games.

>     Won't likely apply to Mike's collection anyway :)

>

>     Andrew

>

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