Re: DOS 3.3 Image Does Not Work on XGS

["Charlie" <charlied@NOSPAMbboard.com>]

"Bryan Parkoff" <BParkoff@satx.rr.com> wrote in message
news:tIV69.14626$m91.833884@bin5.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com...
>     Thank you again.  I did all the procedure that you have done.  I don't
> use PC Transporter while I own it.  It works perfect.  Only one problem is
> that Mug 1.0.1 fails to transfer binary from ProDOS to MS-DOS, but ASCII
> worked.  You may notice that red process bar is complete while it waits for
> the mouse's icon to change from clock to array, but it responded nothing.  I
> tried to click 'Cancel', but nothing happened.  Very strange.
>     I will try to use binary using Peter Watson's original software using
> GMCOPY to see if my PC can be able to read binary file using FishWings.
>     I know that FishWings is good program, but minor problem causes the
> FREE/USED blocks to display incorrect in Copy II Plus v9.1.  I believe that
> FishWings might mess up with the length, but it did a very good job to
> import file with no problem.  I copied files from ProDOS 32MB to another
> ProDOS 32MB with no problem before I reformatted ProDOS 32MB to clear the
> messy FREE/USED blocks.  Then I copied files from another ProDOS 32MB back
> to the original ProDOS 32MB.
>     I am glad that it worked.  I should not use NuLib because it could mess
> up with shrink/unshrink.  Same example, ShrinkIt v3.4 from REAL Apple II can
> unshrink file back to the original 5.25 floppy diskette successfuly, but it
> will fail booting in S6D1 after NuLib messed up!  I suspect that NuLib needs
> to fix the aux type and length before it will work.
>     Why do people prefer to use NuLib if they use Unix?  I am curious.
>
>     I wish to modify Copy II Plus v9.1 that will become version v9.2 by
> adding a support to MFM floppy drive.  It will add MS-DOS feature so Copy II
> Plus v9.2 can be able to manage to format, copy, etc to ProDOS, DOS 3.3,
> plus MS-DOS!  It will save more time using third-party software for Windows
> that will not be used under Emulator.  What about Copyright that Central
> Point has?
>     Please state your opinion what you think about my idea to do with Copy
> II Plus v9.2.  It will be 3.5" 1.44MB BitCopy that will work for all MFM
> only, but IWM will be useless.  5.25" BitCopy, 3.5" BitCopy, AND 3.5" 1.44MB
> BitCopy will be shown under Copy selection.  What do you think?

Well, Copy II Plus v9.1 or any previous version will not properly handle
extended files (those with resource forks).  In fact I hope you are not using
it on your Apple IIgs, Kegs32, or XGS with GS/OS.  It has bugs that caused me
many problems before I removed it.  That was quite a few years ago so I don't
remember exactly what it did, but I remember they were serious.  Maybe someone
else can jog my memory.
One earlier version would actually trash your hard drive when doing a catalog
sort, I believe.
If you do keep it on an Apple IIgs I believe you should only use it for bit
copying and not for any of the other file utilities.

FishWings will not copy extended files either and I will readily admit that
FishWings has some bugs but I was unaware that FishWings caused any problem
with the free/used blocks.  Does this show up with any other program besides
Copy II Plus?  I am reluctant to use Copy II Plus to check due to the reasons
stated above.

By the way I seem to remember that there was a Copy II Plus version 10 but I
never saw it.

Charlie