MUFFIN

See also: Muffin and muffin

English

Alternative forms

• Muffin, muffin

Etymology

After the MUFFIN program written by Rich Williams at Apple, supposed to be an acronym of move utility for files in NewDOS.

Verb

MUFFIN (third-person singular simple present MUFFINs, present participle MUFFINing, simple past and past participle MUFFINed)

1. (computing, transitive) To transfer files between 13-sector and 16-sector Apple II diskettes, as with MUFFIN (Move Utility For Files In NewDOS.)
   • 1980, Apple II, the DOS Manual: Disk Operating System:

     Remember, MUFFINing a diskette won't harm your 13 sector diskette, and you can always boot 13 sector diskettes using BASICS.

   • 1981, The Book of Apple Computer Software, The Book Company, page 93:

     This presents no problem other than, of course, any 13 sector CCA files having to be MUFFINed to 16 sectors.

   • 1981 May, John Sharp, “DOS Differences”, in HARDCORE - The Journal of the British Apple Systems User Group, volume 1, number 3, page 17:

     This does not apply to normal programs; they can be MUFFINed over and used with no trouble.

   • 1982, Byte, page 220:

     The software is supplied in DOS 3.2.1 format, and I had no problem in MUFFINing it to DOS 3.3 format.

   • 1982, Nibble:

     Must be MUFFINed to a DOS 3.3 disk before use.

   • 1982 November, George V. Kinal, “"One Oven Muffin" Updated”, in Washington Apple Pi, volume 4, number 11, page 44:

     It will run on a 48K APPLE 11+, after BRUNning Integer Basic-Disk from WAP Library disk 14 (which should be MUFFINed over to the DOS 3.3. disk on which this One-Oven program, as well as MUFFIN from your Master disk, have also been saved).

   • 1983, Apple Orchard, pages 13 and 92:

     And LexiCom 2.0 requires no disk swapping or MUFFINing—it will work equally well with any version of Apple DOS. […] Files may be MUFFINed to a 16 sector disk $29.95 from your local dealer or: Nibble, Dept P

   • 1983, Jeffrey Stanton, Robert P. Wells, Sandra Rochowansky, editors, The Addison-Wesley Book of Apple Computer Software 1983, The Book Company, →ISBN, page 175:

     Because the system’s disk is unprotected (praise the provider!), the programs can be converted (MUFFINed) to DOS 3.3 after INITing a target disk with the HELLO boot program.