Re: Apple Commander

[-scooter- <scooter.phd@gmail.com>]

If "crashes" mean "dies with a Java out of memory stack trace", then
you need to invoke the jar with "-Xmx512M" to set an appropriately
large heap size. The default 128M isn't large enough.


On Jun 2, 7:21 am, "John B. Matthews" <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article
> <fd0d1825-1484-4ebc-807a-807666023...@a2g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
>
>
>
>  mojoehand <mojoeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Jun 2, 1:35 am, mojoehand <mojoeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Maybe everyone already knows about this program, but I just stumbled
> > > across it.
>
> > >http://applecommander.sourceforge.net/
>
> > > For those who wish CiderPress worked on a Mac or Linux, it looks
> > > like Apple Commander will fill the bill. I haven't tested the
> > > program much on Windows, but both the JAR and the older compiled
> > > version run on 64- bit Windows 7 just fine.
>
> > > The reason I stumbled upon this program is that I am trying to copy
> > > a downloaded CP/M executable from my PC to an Apple CP/M floppy
> > > image. CiderPress can open and display the disk image, but won't
> > > let me copy a file onto it. From reading the description of Apple
> > > Commander on the web page, I thought that it would do the job. It
> > > doesn't. Same problem - you can export a file from the CP/M disk
> > > image, but you can't import a file. Frustrating to say the least.
>
> Rob Greene's design allows for both reading and writing, but the write
> routines are stubs: e.g. canCreateFile() simply returns false. I filled
> in the Pascal implementations, but I have no CP/M experience.
>
> <http://applecommander.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/applecommander/
> AppleCommander/src/com/webcodepro/applecommander/storage/os/cpm/>
>
> > > In any event, Apple Commander looks to be a potentially useful
> > > program despite not doing what I currently need to do.
>
> > It only works with images. Will not directly read/write a CF card.
>
> > Crashes when trying to view certain files.
>
> > Doesn't understand .2mg images.
>
> I'm a little inured to the command line, but I read and write Pascal and
> ProDOS .2mg images regularly. Are you having trouble with just some .2mg
> images? If you can provide a link, I'll take a look. My regular news
> server is having problems, so rattle my cage if I miss something.
>
> --
> John B. Matthews
> trashgod at gmail dot com
> <http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews>