Difference between revisions of "Applesauce"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | + | Applesauce is a powerful floppy disk analysis, imaging, and preservation software suite developed as part of the Applesauce Floppy Drive Controller (FDC) project. It is designed for digital preservation professionals, retrocomputing enthusiasts, and archivists who need highly accurate, low‑level access to data stored on legacy floppy disks across a wide range of historical computer platforms.<br> | |
| + | The Applesauce client software serves two primary roles: it operates as the control interface for Applesauce hardware, and it functions as a standalone disk image analysis, repair, and conversion tool. Even without connected hardware, the software can load, inspect, validate, and convert numerous floppy disk image formats, such as A2R, SCP, Kryoflux RAW flux formats, making it valuable for post‑capture analysis and long‑term digital preservation workflows. | ||
== User Experiences == | == User Experiences == | ||
| − | Applesauce was used to [https://archive.org/details/2025_01_NOOKS_AND_CRANNIES image floppies | + | Applesauce was used by Internet Archive to [https://archive.org/details/2025_01_NOOKS_AND_CRANNIES image floppies]. |
Latest revision as of 16:04, 26 January 2026
Description
Applesauce is a powerful floppy disk analysis, imaging, and preservation software suite developed as part of the Applesauce Floppy Drive Controller (FDC) project. It is designed for digital preservation professionals, retrocomputing enthusiasts, and archivists who need highly accurate, low‑level access to data stored on legacy floppy disks across a wide range of historical computer platforms.
The Applesauce client software serves two primary roles: it operates as the control interface for Applesauce hardware, and it functions as a standalone disk image analysis, repair, and conversion tool. Even without connected hardware, the software can load, inspect, validate, and convert numerous floppy disk image formats, such as A2R, SCP, Kryoflux RAW flux formats, making it valuable for post‑capture analysis and long‑term digital preservation workflows.
User Experiences
Applesauce was used by Internet Archive to image floppies.