Re: More A2 and Linux utilities info

["Simon Biber" <simon@basilisk2.cjb.net>]

Have you tried it in Wine? It's another Windows emulator, that is GPL.

Simon.

"Phoenyx" <quazar@dcnet2000.com> wrote in message
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> First, this info is only useful to Linux PC users who need to manipulate
> Apple II disk images and files. And yes, it makes reference to MS Windows
> too.
>
> Fooling with disk images and files has always been a bit of a pain. Linux
> and Kegs helps by using the HFS filesystem but for some things this can
> be inconvenient. Ever wish you had access to the useful utilities in the
> Apple Oasis package without dual booting or using VmWare? Well now you do.
> A little company called Trelos has released a neat little package called
> Win4Lin which lets you run a Windows shell in X. It doesn't have all the
> bells and whistles of the real thing (for which I'm grateful.) What it
> will do is let you run many MS apps, including the Oasis package and you
> can configure direct access to your disk partitions or create symlinks as
> needed.
>
> I have found this method to be very useful. I can now use the Disk Manager
> program in Oasis and copy/move all those files I have in my archive to a
> floppy or hard disk image. This is much easier for those times when I need
> a file on my real GS and I haven't got a copy on my CD archives yet. At
> this point, it happens quite often since I'm just getting started with
> this archiving project and free time is very hard to come by.
>
> It has a current list price of $39.95 with a free upgrade to version 2.
> Yeah I know, Linux software should be GPL, but what are you going to do?
> I have found this to be a very useful tool and now I can access the best
> 8 bit emulator alongside Kegs and enjoy the best of both. Since I spend
> a lot of time programming and much of that is used in researching info,
> this has become very useful to me. If you are interested, check it out.
> Even though it's still in the early stages of development, it's quite
> useful and lots faster than the alternatives. I can load Win98se and
> access Oasis in a couple of minutes. When I decide to leave it open, I
> haven't noticed a decrease in Linux/X unless the Oasis emulator is set to
> execute in the background. Even then, it's not too bad.
>
> http://www.trelos.com/
>
> --
>
> Thank you for your time and interest. I hope it was helpful
> or at least interesting.
>
> Phoenyx,
>
> Apple2 user since March 1984
>
> Links to Phoenyx's pages:
> preferred..... http://zip.to/Phoenyx_A2
> alternate..... http://www.tinyangeldesigns.com/Apple2