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Re: Apple Commander



In article 
<fd0d1825-1484-4ebc-807a-807666023462@a2g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
 mojoehand <mojoehand@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.

Rob Greene's design allows for both reading and writing, but the write 
routines are stubs: e.g. canCreateFile() simply returns false. I filled 
in the Pascal implementations, but I have no CP/M experience.

<http://applecommander.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/applecommander/
AppleCommander/src/com/webcodepro/applecommander/storage/os/cpm/>

> > 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.

I'm a little inured to the command line, but I read and write Pascal and 
ProDOS .2mg images regularly. Are you having trouble with just some .2mg 
images? If you can provide a link, I'll take a look. My regular news 
server is having problems, so rattle my cage if I miss something.

-- 
John B. Matthews
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<http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews>