Re: Ciderpress for OS/X?

[datajerk <datajerk@gmail.com>]

On Aug 10, 11:11 am, "John B. Matthews" <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article
> <209ebd20-7710-4e9d-b112-2a363bd32...@r34g2000vba.googlegroups.com>,
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>  datajerk <dataj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Aug 9, 10:14 am, datajerk <dataj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Is there an equivalent for OS/X that provides the same functionality
> > > as Ciderpress for Windows?  Thanks.
>
> > Thanks for all of your input.  I have been using CiderPress with
> > Windows XP/VMware on my MacBook Pro without issue except the overhead
> > of running two operating systems.  I did give Wine a try.  I think I
> > can make it work, but am more interested in a native solution.  Of the
> > recommendations posted I found AppleCommander (Thanks John) to be
> > exactly what I was looking for.  It is missing a few features that I
> > use (e.g. renaming files), but that can be easily worked around.
>
> > "What a great hobby this is!" -- Rob
>
> > Yes it is!  I have not used an Apple II+ or //e in over 20 years.
> > Great fun.  I remember learning C in the 80s and wished I could write
> > programs for my II+ at home.  But I never could get the compilers.
> > Now, 20+ years later, I am using Aztec C (surprisingly complete!) for
> > DOS in DOSBox on my MacBook Pro to cross compile for an Apple //e
> > target.  Then I use AppleCommander to drop the SYS file onto a PRODOS8
> > diskette image, boot up in Virtual ][ (just too awesome for words),
> > and voila, I am up and running.  Great stuff.  Thanks for all your
> > help.
>
> Excellent. I'm running <http://www.ubuntu.com/> in
> <http://www.virtualbox.org/>; I'll have to look into
> <http://www.dosbox.com/>.

I like DOSBox because it emulates DOS and x86 without any fuss and
runs on just about anything (e.g. Power Macs).  And unlike bochs and
other some other virtual environments my DOSBox runs on top of an
existing OS/X, Linux, etc... directory allowing me to code using vi in
an xterm.

> To save typing in cross-development, I often use a Makefile to pull
> strings: <http://home.roadrunner.com/~jbmatthews/a2/cross.html>.

I am using the AppleX mentioned below.  It includes make thus making C
programming easy.