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**Spaceflight** @spaceflight@spacey.space · May 18

Spaceflight @spaceflight@spacey.space

@tetora_san the "competitive advantage" is "reducing the energy needs and carbon footprint" (as mentioned above). "Costly" depends on the #LaunchCost and #operating expenses (compared to what ?)

**André Machado** @machaddr@mastodon.sdf.org · Mar 29

Mar 29

André Machado @machaddr@mastodon.sdf.org

FreeDOS: History, Legacy, and a Valuable Resource for Old Machines

FreeDOS is a free and open‐source operating system designed to be compatible with MS‑DOS. Developed to keep the DOS experience alive even after Microsoft ended support for MS‑DOS, FreeDOS has grown into a complete environment that not only preserves classic DOS functionality but also introduces modern enhancements.

Read More: https://machaddr.substack.com/p/freedos-history-legacy-and-a-valuable

#DOS #FreeDOS #OpenSource

**kute null pointer** @KuteboiCoder@subs4social.xyz · Oct 22, 2024

Oct 22, 2024

kute null pointer @KuteboiCoder@subs4social.xyz

If you're looking to inspect the properties of #TIFF files using a #console tool, there are several options available for various #operating systems Here are some of the most common tools you can use:

### 1. ImageMagick
ImageMagick is a powerful command-line tool for image manipulation and inspection.

#### Installation:
- On macOS: brew install imagemagick
- On Ubuntu: sudo apt install imagemagick
- On Windows: Download from ImageMagick's official website.

#### Usage:
You can use the identify command to inspect TIFF properties.

identify -verbose file.tiff

This command will provide detailed information about the TIFF file, including size, color type, compression type, and more.

### 2. ExifTool
ExifTool is a very popular Perl library and command-line application for reading and writing metadata.

#### Installation:
- On macOS: brew install exiftool
- On Ubuntu: sudo apt install exiftool
- On Windows: Download from ExifTool's official website.

#### Usage:
You can inspect TIFF properties using:

exiftool file.tiff

This will display all available metadata for the TIFF file, including EXIF data, IPTC, XMP, etc.

### 3. tiffinfo (libtiff)
tiffinfo is a command-line utility that comes with the libtiff library. It provides a summary of the TIFF file.

#### Installation:
- On Ubuntu: sudo apt install libtiff-tools
- On macOS: brew install libtiff
- Windows users can find pre-compiled binaries.

#### Usage:
To inspect a TIFF file, run:

tiffinfo file.tiff

This command will give you information about the image dimensions, data types, compression, and more.

### Summary
These tools will allow you to inspect the properties and metadata of TIFF files directly from the command line. Choose the one that fits your requirements best, based on the specific details you want to view or manipulate.

ImageMagickImageMagick – DownloadImageMagick is a powerful, open-source software suite for creating, editing, converting, and manipulating images in over 200 formats. Ideal for web developers, graphic designers, and researchers, it offers versatile tools for image processing, including batch processing, format conversion, and complex image transformations.