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The DSK format is a standard for storing floppy disk images. <ref>DSK specification http://cpctech.cpc-live.com/docs/dsk.html</ref> | The DSK format is a standard for storing floppy disk images. <ref>DSK specification http://cpctech.cpc-live.com/docs/dsk.html</ref> | ||
It is a container format which means that it can be used for differing filesystems, although it is usually used for the CPM2.2 variant used with Amstrad computers or copy-protected software for these machines. | |||
An extended version of the format called EDSK was developed by Marco Vieth, Ulrich Doewich, and Kevin Thacker to enable images of disks utilizing certain copy protection schemes. The EDSK specification includes further extensions proposed by John Elliot and Simon Owen to store more information about the floppy disk controller state and support even more copy protection schemes respectively. <ref>EDSK specification http://cpctech.cpc-live.com/docs/extdsk.html</ref> | An extended version of the format called EDSK was developed by Marco Vieth, Ulrich Doewich, and Kevin Thacker to enable images of disks utilizing certain copy protection schemes. The EDSK specification includes further extensions proposed by John Elliot and Simon Owen to store more information about the floppy disk controller state and support even more copy protection schemes respectively. <ref>EDSK specification http://cpctech.cpc-live.com/docs/extdsk.html</ref> | ||