Version 3.9.0 of the IECHost GUI client is now available within my Software page. Binaries are available for Windows, macOS (Intel), Linux x86_64 and armv7l.

This is a minor update for a few enhancements:

• New feature: Detect and log loops in the directory t/s chain
• New feature: Select the last open file in the file chooser dialog for opening D64 files
• New feature: Enabled the “Special” menu in the 40-track version of the client

Details of the changes are also available through the issue tracker.

Finally, I had initially meant to publish this update as version 3.8.13 but then I decided to align application versioning to what’s specified in semantic versioning 2.0.0 and opted for 3.9.0 instead. This is something I will try to keep in mind for all future updates of my applications.

Stay tuned for more!

Version 3.8.12 of the IECHost GUI client is now available within my Software page. Binaries are available for Windows, macOS (Intel), Linux x86_64 and armv7l.

This is a minor update for a few enhancements:

• New feature: Added a counter of accessible sector errors in the disk dumping tab
• New feature: When warpsaving to D64 also check if tracks need shifting outwards and offer to do so
• Enhancement: Check if tracks require shifting inwards or outwards also when loading a D64 for re-reads

Details of the changes are also available through the issue tracker.

Version 3.8.11 of the IECHost GUI client is now available within my Software page. Binaries are available for Windows, macOS (Intel), Linux x86_64 and armv7l.

This is a minor update for a few enhancements and bug fixes. Here are all changes delivered in this update:

• New feature: The file chooser dialog used to load disk images now shows the count of sectors with errors in the selected D64 file
• New feature: The main window now shows the count of sectors with errors in the D64 file loaded for re-reads
• Fix: Multiple copies of the same dialogs cannot be created any longer under macOS
• Fix: When expanding the file chooser dialog for opening D64 files the vertical scrollbar is not expanded

Details of the changes are also available through the issue tracker.

Here’s a couple of screenshots that illustrate the count of sectors with errors, both accessible and inaccessible:

IECHost GUI Client: count of errors displayed in the file chooser dialog

IECHost GUI Client: count of errors displayed in the main window

The count of accessible sectors with errors is of particular interest as those are the ones that can be re-read, e.g. after a disk surface is cleaned, in an attempt to fix their contents. A re-read operation can be performed when the count of “Max errors” is greater than or equal to the count of accessible sectors with errors.

I shall conclude by saying that the change was requested by Achidchild of The Transfer Team.

Version 1.9.0 of the IECHost command-line utilities is now available within my Software page. Binaries are available for Windows, macOS (Intel), Linux x86_64 and armv7l.

This is a minor update that includes:

• Conversion between ASCII and PETSCII
• Warpcopy of disk contents to 35-track D64 files (prompted by a request from Christian Vogelgsang, aka lallafa)
• Updated version of AVRDUDE for Windows binaries

Version 3.8.10 of the IECHost GUI client is now available within my Software page. Binaries are available for Windows, macOS (Intel), Linux x86_64 and armv7l.

This is a minor update for a few enhancements. Here are all changes delivered in this update:

• Implemented 2x/4x zoom for drawing areas on the main window
• Added the option to allow users to set the font for text areas
• Changed to persist current zoom settings and the position of the main window within the app configuration

Details of the changes are available through the issue tracker.

IECHost GUI Client: zoom 4x