Date   : Sat, 16 Jul 2005 09:37:16 +0100 (BST)
From   : Pete Turnbull <pete@...>
Subject: Re: floppy discs

On Jul 15 2005, 18:35, Tim Fardell wrote:
>
> Surprising that, though. You wouldn't think it would work very well
> at all would you?

Well, actually, knowing how it works I would.  Especially since I've
often used it, as have many others.  As I wrote, it's a common method
amongst those who preserve old microcomputer tapes (not just from
Beebs).

> Having said that, I still wouldn't choose it - I'd go for a
low-sample-rate PCM
> WAV and PKZIP it.

That's a bad idea for several reasons.

First problem with that is that WAV covers a multitude of sins, and not
all systems can decode all WAV files.  If you stick to basic forms like
the original WAV format (which was essentially a byte-swapped version
of the existing AIFF standard) all the standard tools can use it.
 Then, if you want compression, use AIFC or one of the standard
compression schemes built into WAV, not an external type.  Lastly, it's
not what people are already doing.

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Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York