• DOS ROM format
• Requirements
• Preamble
• The ROM Shall be Self-Contained
• The Content Shall be Immutable
• Packaging a ROM Shall be Easy
• Content Shall be Compressed
• DOS Content Shall be Organized into Drive Mount Directories
• Performance Shall be No Slower Than Baseline
• Content Shall be Recoverable
• Corruption Shall be Detectable
• Extraction Shall be Possible Using Multiple Tools (Future-Proof)
• It Shall Be Packed in a Consistent Order
• The Format Shall be Extensible and Versioned
• An Optional Primary Executable Entry Point Shall be Definable
• An Optional Alternate Executable Entry Point Shall be Definable
• It Should Accept an Integration Version and Date
• It Should Define an Extensible Metadata File and Format
• It Should Define a Layout for Metadata Files
• It Should Allow the Addition of a Digital Signature during Creation
• Background
• Description
• It Should Define the Name and Location for the Signer's Public Key
• It Should Allow the Authentication of a Digital Signature
• Design
• Container Format
• Behaviour
• Compression
• Performance
• More Design elements coming ...
• Implementation Plan
• Verification Cross-Reference Matrix (VCRM)