Re: Apple Commander

[mojoehand <mojoehand@gmail.com>]

On Jun 2, 1:35 am, mojoehand <mojoeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Maybe everyone already knows about this program, but I just stumbled
> across it.
>
> http://applecommander.sourceforge.net/
>
> For those who wish CiderPress worked on a Mac or Linux, it looks like
> Apple Commander will fill the bill. I haven't tested the program much
> on Windows, but both the JAR and the older compiled version run on 64-
> bit Windows 7 just fine.
>
> The reason I stumbled upon this program is that I am trying to copy a
> downloaded CP/M executable from my PC to an Apple CP/M floppy image.
> CiderPress can open and display the disk image, but won't let me copy
> a file onto it. From reading the description of Apple Commander on the
> web page, I thought that it would do the job. It doesn't. Same problem
> - you can export a file from the CP/M disk image, but you can't import
> a file. Frustrating to say the least.
>
> In any event, Apple Commander looks to be a potentially useful program
> despite not doing what I currently need to do.

It only works with images. Will not directly read/write a CF card.

Crashes when trying to view certain files.

Doesn't understand .2mg images.