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Re: Ciderpress for OS/X?
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<209ebd20-7710-4e9d-b112-2a363bd326be@r34g2000vba.googlegroups.com>,
datajerk <datajerk@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/>.
To save typing in cross-development, I often use a Makefile to pull
strings: <http://home.roadrunner.com/~jbmatthews/a2/cross.html>.
--
John B. Matthews
trashgod at gmail dot com
<http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews>