[Coco] New Setup Multi language for CocoDskUtil V 1.0.10 now OK

[Luis Fernández]

> From: SFischer1 at Mindspring.com
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 16:28:55 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Coco] New Setup Multi language for CocoDskUtil V 1.0.10 now OK
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Luis being a vb (Visual Basic) programmer would have to switch languages to 
> do what you suggest AFAIK.
> 
> He may or may not be able to do that. My guess is that he will not, way too 
> much work and new learning.
> 
> I would rather that he not do what you suggest to allow a fresh approach to 
> the problem.
> 
> No problem looking at what has already been done, but he has come up with a 
> much better approach that I have seen before for DECB dsk files.

Thanks for the comment, anyway try to review what I say

but my priority now is to finish the application

The user can install wherever you want (although it would be wrong) even in mydocuments. (for now)

I am interested to try it in 7 even in a wrong directory, but that can be used

Later installation could improve or change. INI by register

> 
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> 
> The Lotus - Magellan 2.0 install disks may be available:
> 
> http://vetusware.com/download/Magellan%202.0/?id=4032
> 
> I could NOT get the download to start. You may have to register.
> 
> I have no need as I have paid for the program back in 1990 and am using it 
> even now on Vista (2011), but only parts as it is a 8.3 MSDOS file name 
> space program. I have the printed manual.
> 
> It has some of the features that I hope Luis incorporates into an 
> "OS9DskUtil".
> 
> SHF

I'm interested, tell me more, if you want private

I try to install

> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steven Hirsch" <snhirsch at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 4:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] New Setup Multi language for CocoDskUtil V 1.0.10 now OK
> 
> 
> > On Mon, 7 Mar 2011, Stephen H. Fischer wrote:
> >
> >> The CoCo DECB disks have a different structure than OS-9 disks.
> >>
> >> OS-9 disks do not (In general, there some hybrid disks) have a FAT in the 
> >> place that a CoCo DECB utility expects one.
> >>
> >> Thus the error.
> >>
> >>> Should your program be able to work with OS-9 images?
> >>
> >> Not at this time and perhaps never as OS-9 disks are much more complex.
> >
> > Yes, but the toolshed utilities and libs are open source.  It should be 
> > possible to bolt that underneath the Windows GUI.
> >
> > Does anyone know if FUSE is supported on Windows?  The cocofuse interface 
> > is really delightful on Linux and Mac OSX.  You can mount either OS-9 or 
> > DECB diskette images as filesystems.
> >
> 
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