| Apple II versus Windows (PC) *.IMG files. [message #372582] |
Sun, 19 August 2018 17:32  |
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Originally posted by: James Davis
Just so you know:
If CiderPress won't open a virtual floppy disk image (*.IMG) file, it is probably not an Apple II floppy disk image. Or, it is a damaged one. But, if it is a Windows (PC) virtual floppy disk image (*.IMG/*.VFD) file, instead, it can be opened in (or viewed-with) 7-zip. If so, you might want to rename your *.IMG file's extension to *.VFD. If it cannot be opened in either program, nor in any of the Apple II or Windows emulators, then it probably is a damaged image of one sort or the other.
James Davis
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| Re: Apple II versus Windows (PC) *.IMG files. [message #372611 is a reply to message #372582] |
Mon, 20 August 2018 02:56  |
Steve Nickolas
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On Sun, 19 Aug 2018, James Davis wrote:
> Just so you know:
>
> If CiderPress won't open a virtual floppy disk image (*.IMG) file, it is
> probably not an Apple II floppy disk image. Or, it is a damaged one.
> But, if it is a Windows (PC) virtual floppy disk image (*.IMG/*.VFD)
> file, instead, it can be opened in (or viewed-with) 7-zip. If so, you
> might want to rename your *.IMG file's extension to *.VFD. If it cannot
> be opened in either program, nor in any of the Apple II or Windows
> emulators, then it probably is a damaged image of one sort or the other.
>
> James Davis
I wish programs weren't extension-sensitive because for those floppy
disks, I use the "144" extension.
-uso.
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| Re: Apple II versus Windows (PC) *.IMG files. [message #372617 is a reply to message #372611] |
Mon, 20 August 2018 09:21 |
David Schmidt
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On 8/20/2018 2:56 AM, Steve Nickolas wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2018, James Davis wrote:
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>> Just so you know:
>> [...]
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> I wish programs weren't extension-sensitive because for those floppy
> disks, I use the "144" extension.
Exactly. *.IMG can mean almost anything.
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| Re: Apple II versus Windows (PC) *.IMG files. [message #372640 is a reply to message #372611] |
Mon, 20 August 2018 15:27 |
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Originally posted by: James Davis
On Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 11:56:05 PM UTC-7, Steve Nickolas wrote:
> I wish programs weren't extension-sensitive because for those floppy disks, I use the "144" extension.
I'm not quite clear about which floppy images you use the 144 extension on?
A. The Apple II images [*]?
or
B. The Windows VFD images [*]?
[*] on DOS-3.3(?) or ProDOS(?) or Windows 9x~10(?) O.S.?
I suspect you mean the latter (in all cases), but I'm not sure.
Please explain.
James Davis
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| Re: Apple II versus Windows (PC) *.IMG files. [message #372894 is a reply to message #372640] |
Mon, 27 August 2018 12:22 |
Steve Nickolas
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2018, James Davis wrote:
> On Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 11:56:05 PM UTC-7, Steve Nickolas wrote:
>> I wish programs weren't extension-sensitive because for those floppy disks, I use the "144" extension.
>
> I'm not quite clear about which floppy images you use the 144 extension on?
>
> A. The Apple II images [*]?
> or
> B. The Windows VFD images [*]?
>
> [*] on DOS-3.3(?) or ProDOS(?) or Windows 9x~10(?) O.S.?
>
> I suspect you mean the latter (in all cases), but I'm not sure.
>
> Please explain.
>
> James Davis
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For PC disk images, I use the .360, .720 and .144 extension, based on
their disk size.
I use .HDV for both Apple and IBM (QEMU) hard disk images, and
differentiate based on the fact that all my Apple HDVs are in one folder
and my IBM ones in another.
-uso.
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| Re: Apple II versus Windows (PC) *.IMG files. [message #372905 is a reply to message #372894] |
Mon, 27 August 2018 15:01 |
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Originally posted by: James Davis
On Monday, August 27, 2018 at 9:22:20 AM UTC-7, Steve Nickolas wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2018, James Davis wrote:
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>> On Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 11:56:05 PM UTC-7, Steve Nickolas wrote:
>>> I wish programs weren't extension-sensitive because for those floppy disks, I use the "144" extension.
>>
>> I'm not quite clear about which floppy images you use the 144 extension on?
>>
>> A. The Apple II images [*]?
>> or
>> B. The Windows VFD images [*]?
>>
>> [*] on DOS-3.3(?) or ProDOS(?) or Windows 9x~10(?) O.S.?
>>
>> I suspect you mean the latter (in all cases), but I'm not sure.
>>
>> Please explain.
>>
>> James Davis
>>
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> For PC disk images, I use the .360, .720 and .144 extension, based on
> their disk size.
>
> I use .HDV for both Apple and IBM (QEMU) hard disk images, and
> differentiate based on the fact that all my Apple HDVs are in one folder
> and my IBM ones in another.
>
> -uso.
Thanks for the clarification.
Did you fix the Windows Registry for the PC disk image numbered extensions to point to the same entry as .vfd does or did you do something else for them individually?
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| Re: Apple II versus Windows (PC) *.IMG files. [message #373169 is a reply to message #372905] |
Fri, 31 August 2018 20:50 |
Steve Nickolas
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On Mon, 27 Aug 2018, James Davis wrote:
> On Monday, August 27, 2018 at 9:22:20 AM UTC-7, Steve Nickolas wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2018, James Davis wrote:
>>
>>> On Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 11:56:05 PM UTC-7, Steve Nickolas wrote:
>>>> I wish programs weren't extension-sensitive because for those floppy disks, I use the "144" extension.
>>>
>>> I'm not quite clear about which floppy images you use the 144 extension on?
>>>
>>> A. The Apple II images [*]?
>>> or
>>> B. The Windows VFD images [*]?
>>>
>>> [*] on DOS-3.3(?) or ProDOS(?) or Windows 9x~10(?) O.S.?
>>>
>>> I suspect you mean the latter (in all cases), but I'm not sure.
>>>
>>> Please explain.
>>>
>>> James Davis
>>>
>>
>> For PC disk images, I use the .360, .720 and .144 extension, based on
>> their disk size.
>>
>> I use .HDV for both Apple and IBM (QEMU) hard disk images, and
>> differentiate based on the fact that all my Apple HDVs are in one folder
>> and my IBM ones in another.
>>
>> -uso.
>
> Thanks for the clarification.
>
> Did you fix the Windows Registry for the PC disk image numbered extensions to point to the same entry as .vfd does or did you do something else for them individually?
>
>
I don't. =p
95% of the time I operate from the command line.
-uso.
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