From ee38ffff2675c2485e43b92c429cd27503a0e29b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy McFadden Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 11:20:09 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update FAQ Fix / remove dead links, update a couple of answers. --- faq.htm | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/faq.htm b/faq.htm index 366ee21..ef10ff1 100644 --- a/faq.htm +++ b/faq.htm @@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ Windows or a digital camera, it may still look like a valid volume, and Windows will assign a drive letter to it even though the card holds nothing but Apple II data. It may even allow you to try to open files with garbled names. If try to use the CiderPress Open Device or Volume Copier -features by selecting the drive letter, you won't see your Apple II data. +features by selecting the drive letter, you won't see your Apple II data.

All you need to do is open the card as a physical (numbered) device rather than a logical (lettered) device.  Better yet, update the CF card -with the newer version of the utilities, available from Reactive -Computers; this will clear out the Windows volume data so the problem (and some others) -don't arise. +with the newer version of the MicroDrive utilities; this will clear out the +Windows volume data so the problem (and some others) don't arise.

How do I transfer my Apple II disks to my PC?

This isn't something that CiderPress currently helps with.  There are, however, a number of useful utilities, as well as sites with disk images.  -Check the comp.sys.apple2 -FAQ site for information, especially this -section.  ADT is probably the most popular program, but using ShrinkIt +Check the comp.sys.apple2 +FAQ site for information, especially +this section.  +ADT is probably the most popular program, but using ShrinkIt to create disk images and transferring them over a null modem cable or AppleTalk network works too.

If you have a SuperDrive or floptical drive on your Apple II, you can read @@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ Apple II and then transfer it over.  Check the links in the previous answer -- software that helps you copy disk images to the PC will usually help you copy them back. 

Where can I find an Apple II emulator?

-

Check the Google -directory for a list of sites.  AppleWin and KEGS are the most popular -for Windows.

+

Check out +AppleWin, +KEGS, and +Sweet16. +

Why is my disk image opening in read-only mode?

Possible reasons:

+

When I paste files, the disk fills up almost immediately!

When pasting files into a ProDOS disk image, you can choose the directory into which the files should go.  If the disk image doesn't have any @@ -174,6 +180,7 @@ CiderPress (File->Close or Ctrl-W) and then rename it from ".po" to

How do I use DiskCopy 4.2 images on a Macintosh?

+

[this answer is probably out of date]

Some (all?) DiskCopy utility programs on the Macintosh require the correct file type and creator type values to be set on disk image files.  If you try to open a ".dsk" file with a generic file type, you'll get an @@ -183,8 +190,7 @@ are 'dImg' for the file type and 'dCpy' for the creator.

You can use ResEdit, BBEdit, or Norton Utilities to change the type and creator.  If you're using PC Exchange on the Macintosh to copy the images off of Windows-formatted disks, you can configure it to set the type -automatically for ".dsk" files.  Take a look at this -page for more information.

+automatically for ".dsk" files. 

How do I format a floppy disk with ProDOS?

@@ -198,12 +204,10 @@ floppy drive, and select "Format".

Can I use CiderPress on a non-Windows system?

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Sort of.  It works reasonably well under Wine (http://winehq.org/), -though you need a copy of "windows\system32\mfc42.dll" from a Windows -system.  Wine does crash occasionally, but many of the features work.

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Windows emulators, such as VMware, work -fully.

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Yes, with emulation. It works reasonably well with Wine +(http://winehq.org/), +and very well with system emulators like the free +VirtualBox.

Is there anything that CiderPress *doesn't* do?!