[Resolved] Operating System
[Resolved] Operating System
Does redump.org accept operating system discs such as Microsoft Windows or MacOS?
Last edited by fuzzball on Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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No. Only very special OS discs, like Linux for the Playstation.
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Should I dump operating system discs?
No. We are not accepting information about operating system discs unless the disc is used in a console. For example: https://redump.info/disc/15004/ and https://redump.info/disc/12542/.Re: [Resolved] Operating System
Thank you for the information.
I read these, but why are there a few Microsoft Windows and many FM Towns applications registered?
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I don't know what kind of software the Windows Companion is exactly, but all other titles listed at your first link, match the rules of the FAQ.
FM Towns is a rather special platform, especially the earlier version could be seen as kind of a console. But the person mainly responsible for decisions around FM Towns would have to chime in for a substantiated explanation.
FM Towns is a rather special platform, especially the earlier version could be seen as kind of a console. But the person mainly responsible for decisions around FM Towns would have to chime in for a substantiated explanation.
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Microsoft Plus! 98: Companion for Windows 98 contains some games, so it's within scope for Redump.
I don't know if Microsoft Windows 95 Companion: With USB Support is similar, since contents are not listed and a quick Google didn't return too much specific information. Most likely it was allowed for the same reason, I believe.
All the others are either games or stuff related to Dreamcast (this PC disc is a devkit for Dreamcast) and FM Towns, which is allowed.
I don't know if Microsoft Windows 95 Companion: With USB Support is similar, since contents are not listed and a quick Google didn't return too much specific information. Most likely it was allowed for the same reason, I believe.
All the others are either games or stuff related to Dreamcast (this PC disc is a devkit for Dreamcast) and FM Towns, which is allowed.
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Does this mean that all FM Towns applications will be allowed?Maddog wrote:All the others are either games or stuff related to Dreamcast (this PC disc is a devkit for Dreamcast) and FM Towns, which is allowed.
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AFAIK, anything related to FM Towns CDs is allowed.fuzzball wrote:Does this mean that all FM Towns applications will be allowed?
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Thanks, I'll keep this exceptional (and strange) rule in mind.Maddog wrote:AFAIK, anything related to FM Towns CDs is allowed.
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We need to split the PC section first to accept OS and software discs (DOS/Win16/Win32/Win64/Nix/BeOS/whatever else) and probably add per-category dats, otherwise it will be unmaintainable due to too many titles in it.
Techincally, almost every Windows OS release has some games (Solitaire/Minesweeper; Win95 CDs had Hover!, etc.)Maddog wrote:Microsoft Plus! 98: Companion for Windows 98 contains some games, so it's within scope for Redump.