Different ways of using Saturn
Saturn disk image creator
A program for creating disk images. Provides a graphical user interface for easy disk image creation, and a command-line interface for automation.
Saturn disk image explorer
A program for analyzing disk images. Intended for advanced users.
Saturn NAnt task
Saturn integrates with the well-known NAnt build system, enabling the creation of disk images from regular software build scripts.
Application programmers’ interface (API)
Other software products can include Saturn as a component and use its dotNET API to read and write disk image files.
Features
The Application programmers’ interface (API)
Adheres to Microsoft’s design guidelines for class library developers.
Covered by a comprehensive suite of automated unit tests.
Written in C#, targeting the dotNET framework 2 platform.
Supported file formats
Supports level 1 interchange according to section 10.2 of the ISO 9660 specification. This means that file names are restricted to 8+3 characters, and that interleaved files or multi-disk volumes are not supported.
Supports the Joliet extension to ISO 9660. Joliet enables long file and directory names, the use of UNICODE characters, and removes the restriction on the depth of the directory tree.
Licensing & Quality assurance
Saturn disk image is open source software licensed under the zlib/libpng license.
Reliability ensured by a controlled build, test and release process.