Re: Format ProDOS on PC?

["William Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

"Andy McFadden" <fadden@fadden.com> wrote in message news:456cf199$0$34556$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
: William Garber <willy46pa@garberstreet.com> wrote:
: > "Bryan Parkoff" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
: > news:ms%ah.268$Ga1.227@newssvr12.news.prodigy.net...
: > : Is there a way -- CiderPress can format ProDOS on
: > : PC 1.44MB drive?  It makes easier when I transfer
: > : files from MS DOS hard drive to ProDOS 1.44MB drive
: > : under MS Windows.  Then I use real Apple II machine
: > : using Copy II Plus to work with files.
: >
: > Sure Bryan. You use Ciderpress to Create a 1.44 ProDOS
: > image. Add your files to it, then using Volume Copier,
: > write the image to the real 1.44MB disk.
:
:
: You can also copy a blank 1.4MB ProDOS image to the floppy with Volume
: Copier and then open it directly with "Open volume".  However, depending
: on what version of Windows you're running, this can be a lot slower if
: you're moving lots of files.
:
: This is one of those things that probably ought to have its own bit of UI.
:
: If you open the floppy device directly, make sure you close the disk
: (File->Close, Ctrl-W, or just exit CiderPress) before physically
: ejecting it.


I sent him to the add files to image, then write image
route because sometimes mine come out corrupt writing
files to the disk directly.  :o)

William Garber
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