Steven Hirsch wrote:
On 06/06/2011 01:38 PM, D Finnigan wrote:Steven Hirsch wrote:Another thought: Since modern media is>>larger than typically needed for8-bit computing environments, why not simply ignore the top 8 bits and accept the loss of half the drive capacity?Someone might curse this arrangement one day. Just like the 32 MB volume limit in ProDOS. Seemed huge back in 1984, not so now.I take your point. But honestly, does the difference between e.g. 4 and 8 GB of capacity matter for an Apple 2?To me, the lack of compatibility with apps like AppleCommander on a PC is a bigger issue inherent in throwing away every other byte.
I would agree. If I couldn't "sneaker-net" my CF card between the Apple and a PC with CiderPress, it would lose a lot of its allure. ;-) -michael NadaNet 3.1 for Apple II parallel computing! Home page: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."