10.010 What is Copy II Plus and where can I get it?
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This article is from the Apple II Csa2 FAQ, by Jeff Hurlburt with numerous contributions by others.
10.010 What is Copy II Plus and where can I get it?
Copy II Plus is the best general purpose utility for copying disks and
managing files on DOS 3.3 and ProDOS diskettes. Most of the Copy II Plus
functions also work with disk images (e.g. .dsk files) on emulators; however,
COPY DISK and FORMAT are important functions which do not work correctly with
emulators. Good versions which handle both DOS 3.3 and ProDOS files are 7.x -
8.x.
Note: Versions 9.x require at least an enhanced IIe and have a few notable
bugs. Version 9.0's Catalog Sort option can mess up your directory. Neither
version 9.0 nor 9.1 works correctly with the /RAM5 RAM disk. The best added
capability of Version 9.x is being able to compare files.
No version of Copy II Plus will copy files which include a resource part,
usually called a "resource fork". In some cases the copy may seem to be
successful; but, it will be a mess. Only some, relatively new, IIgs files
include a resource fork. No DOS 3.3 files or files intended for access under
ProDOS 8 have resource forks.
The most versatile releases of the utility are, probably, Versions 7.1 and
7.2. They include the capability for creating disk images. The images are not
compatible with popular emulators; but, they are a handy way to archive DOS 3.3
disks on a hard disk.
For places to get Copy II Plus in ShrinkIt shrinked disk and emulator disk
image files, refer to Q&A 007 above.
By: tturner, Rubywand, Greg Buchner, Labelas Enoreth
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