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TDC

Pull requests and comment tags in the DATs themselves may have info such as "matches TDC entry: Jumpman Lives! [SWR] (1991)(Apogee Software, Ltd.) [Action, Strategy]" - TDC is an abbreviation of The Total DOS Collection, which is a preservation DAT project specifically for DOS media and installations.

TGOD

Pull requests and comment tags in the DATs themselves may have info such as "installed from floppy disks matching TGOD ID: ####" - TGOD is an abbreviation of The Good Old Days, which is an internet database for DOS-based floppy disks. The ID numbers are for specific entries in said database.

For example, a pull request or comment tag for Rise of the Dragon could say "installed from floppy disks matching TGOD ID: 744" - the Rise of the Dragon entry on The Good Old Days lists the following information for Rise of the Dragon (ID: 744):

Rise of the Dragon (ID: 744)
Disks: 7 x 5.25" DS HD (1200kB)
Format: Raw (.IMG)
Status: Verified
Language: English
Contributor: [core](https://www.goodolddays.net/profile/id%2C786/)
Notes: v1.000
SHA1 Hashes:
c23e8979ccbf883a9f95692df0cf798c2d0fdbd4  disk1.img
b06751ad2c29e4c5f2b866a328c0c0f14513bc96  disk2.img
c3f8bb7cd7c79b5cba933be89a0b620e24ea4946  disk3.img
0e1bd087da699a70c37905a51b8efc28bcbb2cc8  disk4.img
012f6c1751dff63189fc68fc271a739ed99006a8  disk5.img
ee80c6097620326f87402e7a341a1d87c63b733a  disk6.img
7bf8ab14b4c000598ed77f3eb3d465c9ca4f405e  disk7.img

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