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Title: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: Gryzor on 15:04, 03 December 13
I wonder if someone could build something of the sort for the CPC? We could even host it here if necessary (indeed I'd be very glad to :) )


Commodore 8bit Cloud (http://cbm8bit.com/cloud/disk-image/create-drag-drop)
Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: TFM on 16:38, 03 December 13

Files in the SandBox:
Files in the SandBox expire after 48 hours of being stored.




Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: Gryzor on 16:48, 03 December 13
Say what?
Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: TFM on 16:57, 03 December 13
So..... files stay there only for 48 hours ?? ?? ??






Well, we already have a download archive here. Dunno if we need a 48 hours storage.

Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: Gryzor on 16:59, 03 December 13
Why would they last more? It's a tool, not a repository.
Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: TFM on 17:12, 03 December 13
For what could it be used? Regarding CPC... Either a file is worth to be kept or not. However DSKs are small, can be put to every email anyway. Maybe I miss the purpose of that tool though.

Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: Gryzor on 17:42, 03 December 13
it's a tool. It's online. Do the math.
Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: gerald on 17:46, 03 December 13
Quote from: TFM on 17:12, 03 December 13
Maybe I miss the purpose of that tool though.
Me too !

Or is it the only way to edit disk file on an iPhone or Android phone  :P
Or a way to get a full collection of disk waiting for people uploading them for you  ;D
Or just one more proof that why bother with a simple application for a specific OS while it is easiest to register a domain, deploy a server and then write a web hosted application. ::)

Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: TFM on 21:36, 03 December 13
Quote from: mr_lou on 20:41, 03 December 13
Online is the future. Not needing to download and install anything, but instead just surf to a site - that's the future. The sooner you get used to it, the sooner the rest of us can stop listening to your whining.


That's nice for people who have nothing to hide. But I like to have some privacy. In my younger years data safety was a big topic, but today nearly nobody seems to care any longer to provide 100% of the private life to facebook or clouds. Whatever...  :-\




I rather have my apps running on my CPC instead of depending on a server the disappears as soon as somebody pulls the plug.  ;)



Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: Gryzor on 09:25, 04 December 13
Safety and privacy issues? With an online CPC disk editor? Um... yeah, I guess NSA will be on my ass for that :D


This is ridiculous. We're talking about an app that can be accessible from everywhere, that can be beautiful with the current frameworks available and, let'\s face it, is geeky and nice. The rest is more of a false sense of ractionism.
Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: MaV on 17:39, 04 December 13
As to the online disk editor itself, nifty idea. But I see limited use for it. When I out of home, I most probably don't have time to edit disks. At home, this may very well be a native program.
Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: Devilmarkus on 18:22, 04 December 13
A "typical CPC-scene thread":

One writes something (what it is, doesnt matter here), the others fight around it like children :D

I find, an online disk editor could be very useful.

Doesn't matter if is written in PHP, Perl, JavaScript or whatever.

The people are allowed to use it. If they don't like it: Simply: Don't use it.

But those who would be interested: They'd love it.
Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: Gryzor on 19:39, 04 December 13
I agree with you Markus 100% :) I mean, a few years back I, myself, was saying "online apps? why the heck?". But nowadays I find myself working in my browser more and more and more, since technology advances to the degree that allows you to have fully-fledged programs online. I've even set up a set of apps on my private server and use quite frequently...


And, indeed, some won't like something (it goes for everything) - just don't use it, simple as that...
Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: mr_lou on 20:15, 04 December 13
Quote from: Devilmarkus on 18:22, 04 December 13A "typical CPC-scene thread":

One writes something (what it is, doesnt matter here), the others fight around it like children :D

Nothing particular CPC-scene about that. That's how it goes in most online communities.

Any thread can turn into a discussion on a related topic - and they often do - and that's fine.

The annoying and immature parts are the whining part + the degrading tones and sometimes personal attacks on anyone someone doesn't agree with + the "you said this" part, sometimes almost quoting another person for something he never said.

I'm currently so incredible sick and tired of those things. So much that I actually left another online community for the same reason just a week ago.
(Which might explain my seemingly short temper at the moment).
Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: TFM on 22:05, 04 December 13
Let me suggest something: Put all the power you all use for the discussions into a project for CPC.  :) 
And instead of doing some kind of maybe-a-bit-CPC-related PC/WEB/CELL/whateverNonCPC-based project - just do something which actually runs on a CPC.  ;)
Just an idea...
Title: Re: Commodore online disk editor
Post by: Gryzor on 08:34, 05 December 13
Right, thread cleaned up and split. If you wanna fight over the issue, the split thread is here: Web vs native apps - fight! (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/off-topic/web-vs-native-apps-fight!/)


Now, I for one, would like to have an online version of CPCDiskXP. Not because it's terribly useful, though there *have* been times it would have come in handy, but because it'd be cool to have an online tool collection...
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