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Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers), Text version v 1.0
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A: The directory structure is as follows:
- 'help': This folder has helpfiles such as the FAQ you are reading now.
- 'index': This folder includes the file allfiles.txt (including all files on this CD in a textfile), allfiles.dbf (including all files on this CD in a database in dbf III format) and the browsable HTML-index (including subdirectories).
- 'paperware': This folder includes all the scanned scene memorabilia that I had in my original collection. It has the subdirectories 'diskcovers' (scanned diskcovers from various groups), 'misc' (includes things like posters or stickers), 'parties' (includes paper invitations to various scene parties), 'swapping' (includes papers typical for big-time swappers, like polls and formletters) and 'votesheets' (scanned votesheets from mags).
- 'software': This folder has the actual .d64 files, which include all of the ported C64 data.
- 'demos': This folder has 28 subdirectories, each letter of the alphabet and 'unknown' and '0-9'. It includes all productions that can be called 'demos', but not mags etc. All files in the folder 'demos' are sorted by the group or individual which programmed them. Since this list would be incredibly large, it is split up by the first letter of that specific group or individual. For example, if you were looking for a demo from 'powerzone', you would go to the folder 'demos', then to the subfolder 'p' and finally to the folder 'powerzon'. For naming conventions regarding group names, see 'naming conventions' within this FAQ.
- 'games': This folder includes all PD games I ported from C64 disks. There are no subfolders.
- 'graphics': This folder includes all graphics ported from C64 disks which were not included in demos etc. Pictures are in the diskimages called 'pics' and then a number .d64. Charactersets ('Fonts') are within the images called '1x1char' (plus a number.d64), 2x2char (plus a number.d64) and diffchar, which includes chars that are neither 1x1 or 2x2.
- 'mags': This folder includes all diskmags I ported from C64 disks. They are sorted by the name of the mag. Within the mag-folder, the images have the name of the mag, and then a number (corresponding with the number of the issue), and 'a' or 'b' indicating the a- or b-side of the individual disk from which the mag was converted.
- 'music': This folder includes all raw music files ported from C64 disks. They are stored directly in .d64 files in no specific order. However, the complete (!) vibrants-disk-collection has the naming convention 'vibrnts' (plus a number.d64).
- 'tools': This folder includes all tools ported from C64 disks. It has the subdirectories 'assemblr' (assembler programs), 'demomakr' (demo makers), 'disktool' (disk tools, like speeders or disk formatters), 'graphics' (graphic programs, like painters or logo designers), 'misc' (miscellaneous tools that didn't fit into any other category), 'online' (tools used for communication on phone lines, such as automatic dialers), 'packer' (compression tools, a.k.a. packers), 'printer' (all tools used with printers, such as label makers), 'sound' (tools for sound, such as composers), 'utildisk' (Utility-disks, collections of tools which would not make any sense when distributed along the tools-directory) and finally 'writer' (including all the writer-programs).
Q: What are the naming conventions for folders within the 'demos' directory?
A: The 'demos' directory includes all the demos ported from original C64 disks. They are sorted by the name of the group or individual that released that specific file. A leading 'The' was omitted (i. e. 'The Smashing Freak' would become 'Smashing Freak'). The list of groups and individuals is quite long, so it was split up by the first letter of the specific name (of the group or individual). This results in the 28 subdirectories (the letters of the alphabet plus 'unknown' (demos released by unknown groups or individuals) and '0-9' (for groups or individuals with numerical names, like the 1001crew). For example, if you were looking for a demo by Powerzone, you would go to the 'software' folder, then the 'demos' folder, then the 'p' folder and finally to the 'powerzon' folder. All the folders have a maximum of 8 characters. As a general rule, if a groupname was longer than 8 characters, the name was cut off ('powerzone' results in 'powerzon'). If there are several groups resulting in the similar cut off name, they are numbered (e. g. 'command1' and 'command2' for 'commando' and 'commandofrontier', respectively). For full names of groups or individuals, please refer to the HTML index, which includes all names in full length.
Q: Why is my group not included / why don't you have the production I released?
A: Of course, my collection is not complete - by far. I don't have ALL the productions released in the time this Tribute CD spans. I wish I had all the demos or PD wares ever released, but I don't. If your production is not included, I didn't have it in my original collection, or was unable to port the file (see 'Did you include everything from your original disks in this collection?' in the 'The Collection' category of this file). Sorry. Perhaps in the future, there will be a more complete collection of all demos ever released.
