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'''The Old School Emulation Center''' ('''TOSEC''') was a [[website]] and [[retrocomputing]] initiative founded in February 2000 by a person who used the pseudonym "EABJesusfreak". The [[virtual team]] of contributors to the project provided [[quality assurance]] tools and guidelines for cataloging and validating [[ROM image]]s and [[disk image]]s. TOSEC's own cataloging efforts primarily focused on [[abandonware]], public domain software, and anachronistic [[electronic media]] for [[microcomputer]]s, [[minicomputer]]s, and [[video game console]]s.
'''The Old School Emulation Center''' ('''TOSEC''') was a [[website]] and [[retrocomputing]] initiative founded in February 2000 by a person who used the pseudonym "Grendel". The [[virtual team]] of contributors to the project provided [[quality assurance]] tools and guidelines for cataloging and validating [[ROM image]]s and [[disk image]]s. TOSEC's own cataloging efforts primarily focused on [[abandonware]], public domain software, and anachronistic [[electronic media]] for [[microcomputer]]s, [[minicomputer]]s, and [[video game console]]s.


TOSEC cataloged [[computer software]], [[firmware]], [[e-books]], [[user guide]]s, and [[List of disk magazines|disk magazines]] from sundry varieties of [[punch cards]], [[optical disc]], [[floppy disk]], [[magnetic tape]], and other media. The TOSEC databases contain [[metadata]] for the software and/or firmware of more than 185 [[computing platforms]]. In 2009, the project had more than 3 volunteers.
TOSEC cataloged [[computer software]], [[firmware]], [[e-books]], [[user guide]]s, and [[List of disk magazines|disk magazines]] from sundry varieties of [[optical disc]], [[floppy disk]], [[magnetic tape]], and other media. The TOSEC databases contain [[metadata]] for the software and/or firmware of more than 180 [[computing platforms]]. In 2001, the project had more than 40 volunteers.


TOSEC's principal works included:
TOSEC's principal works included:
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* ''The TOSEC Naming Convention v1''<ref>http://www.romcenter.com/datafiles/tosec/tosec_naming_convention.htm</ref>, a document which defines a [[filename]] scheme for systematically describing and collating disk and ROM images.
* ''The TOSEC Naming Convention v1''<ref>http://www.romcenter.com/datafiles/tosec/tosec_naming_convention.htm</ref>, a document which defines a [[filename]] scheme for systematically describing and collating disk and ROM images.
* Databases cataloging software and [[BIOS]] firmware for various video game consoles, microcomputers, and minicomputers. TOSEC distributed the databases as data files consumable by ROM image validation tools, such as RomCenter. By referencing the metadata in the databases, a person or computer program can identify files containing imaged media, and evaluate their [[data integrity]]. TOSEC's most recently-published catalog update is dated March 14, 2007.
* Databases cataloging software and [[BIOS]] firmware for various video game consoles, microcomputers, and minicomputers. TOSEC distributed the databases as data files consumable by ROM image validation tools, such as RomCenter. By referencing the metadata in the databases, a person or computer program can identify files containing imaged media, and evaluate their [[data integrity]]. TOSEC's most recently-published catalog update is dated March 14, 2007.
* TOSEC Information Manager (TOM), a [[freeware]] [[utility software]] program for Microsoft Windows, used for validating a collection of imaged media against a TOSEC database. TOM compares generated [[checksum]]s to recorded checksums in the database, and renames the user's matching files according to the TOSEC Naming Convention (TNC).
* TOSEC Information Manager (TIM), a [[freeware]] [[utility software]] program for Microsoft Windows, used for validating a collection of imaged media against a TOSEC database. TIM compares generated [[checksum]]s to recorded checksums in the database, and renames the user's matching files according to the TOSEC Naming Convention (TNC).
* alt.binaries.emulators.tosec, a [[Usenet newsgroup]] for the proliferation of imaged firmware and [[Computer data storage#secondary storage|secondary storage]] media. On 1 November, 2000, in the charter and proposal for the group's creation, TOSEC founder "EABJesusfreak" described the purpose he intended for TOSEC and its newsgroup.<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.config/msg/1e485f0f766f2b21?dmode=source</ref>
* alt.binaries.emulators.tosec, a [[Usenet newsgroup]] for the proliferation of imaged firmware and [[Computer data storage#secondary storage|secondary storage]] media. On 1 November, 2000, in the charter and proposal for the group's creation, TOSEC founder "Grendel" described the purpose he intended for TOSEC and its newsgroup.<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.config/msg/1e485f0f766f2b21?dmode=source</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
* {{cite book |title=Gaming Hacks: 101 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools |last=Carless |first=Simon |authorlink=Simon Carless |year=2004 |publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]] |location=[[Sebastopol, California]] |isbn=9780596007140 |pages=46&ndash;49 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zrqz84QUuSEC&printsec=frontcover |accessdate=21 March, 2009 }}
* {{cite book |title=Gaming Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools |last=Carless |first=Simon |authorlink=Simon Carless |year=2004 |publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]] |location=[[Sebastopol, California]] |isbn=9780596007140 |pages=46&ndash;49 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zrqz84QUuSEC&printsec=frontcover |accessdate=21 March, 2009 }}
* [http://www.tosec.org/ TOSEC.org], the official TOSEC website. Retrieved on 21 March, 2009.
* [http://www.tosec.org/ TOSEC.org], the official TOSEC website. Retrieved on 21 March, 2009.
* [http://wiki.toseciso.org/tnc TOSEC Naming Convention], a hypertext version of the TNC, hosted by the [http://toseciso.org/ toseciso.org CD Dumping Project]. Retrieved on 21 March, 2009.
* [http://wiki.toseciso.org/tnc TOSEC Naming Convention], a hypertext version of the TNC, hosted by the [http://toseciso.org/ toseciso.org CD Dumping Project]. Retrieved on 21 March, 2009.

Revision as of 19:41, 15 July 2009

The Old School Emulation Center (TOSEC) was a website and retrocomputing initiative founded in February 2000 by a person who used the pseudonym "Grendel". The virtual team of contributors to the project provided quality assurance tools and guidelines for cataloging and validating ROM images and disk images. TOSEC's own cataloging efforts primarily focused on abandonware, public domain software, and anachronistic electronic media for microcomputers, minicomputers, and video game consoles.

TOSEC cataloged computer software, firmware, e-books, user guides, and disk magazines from sundry varieties of optical disc, floppy disk, magnetic tape, and other media. The TOSEC databases contain metadata for the software and/or firmware of more than 180 computing platforms. In 2001, the project had more than 40 volunteers.

TOSEC's principal works included:

  • The TOSEC Naming Convention v1[1], a document which defines a filename scheme for systematically describing and collating disk and ROM images.
  • Databases cataloging software and BIOS firmware for various video game consoles, microcomputers, and minicomputers. TOSEC distributed the databases as data files consumable by ROM image validation tools, such as RomCenter. By referencing the metadata in the databases, a person or computer program can identify files containing imaged media, and evaluate their data integrity. TOSEC's most recently-published catalog update is dated March 14, 2007.
  • TOSEC Information Manager (TIM), a freeware utility software program for Microsoft Windows, used for validating a collection of imaged media against a TOSEC database. TIM compares generated checksums to recorded checksums in the database, and renames the user's matching files according to the TOSEC Naming Convention (TNC).
  • alt.binaries.emulators.tosec, a Usenet newsgroup for the proliferation of imaged firmware and secondary storage media. On 1 November, 2000, in the charter and proposal for the group's creation, TOSEC founder "Grendel" described the purpose he intended for TOSEC and its newsgroup.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.romcenter.com/datafiles/tosec/tosec_naming_convention.htm
  2. ^ http://groups.google.com/group/alt.config/msg/1e485f0f766f2b21?dmode=source

References

  • Carless, Simon (2004). Gaming Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools. Sebastopol, California: O'Reilly Media. pp. 46–49. ISBN 9780596007140. Retrieved 21 March, 2009. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  • TOSEC.org, the official TOSEC website. Retrieved on 21 March, 2009.
  • TOSEC Naming Convention, a hypertext version of the TNC, hosted by the toseciso.org CD Dumping Project. Retrieved on 21 March, 2009.
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