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Norton-style commanders were huge in xUSSR. FAR and Dos Navigator were among the most popular, and in the end FAR won it (as it was windows app and got rich ec

by galkk 3y ago

Norton-style commanders were huge in xUSSR. FAR and Dos Navigator were among the most popular, and in the end FAR won it (as it was windows app and got rich ecosystem of plugins). They were good not only due dual panel interface (newer versions were actually multi-panel, where you cold go as many 2 panel "workspaces" as you want), but they enabled extremely efficient keyboard only workflows. Windows couldn't get it even now. Far is still alive: https://www.farmanager.com/ https://www.farmanager.com/ Also I don't use it, but I install midnight commander on every my linux setup just for memories.

networked 3y ago
Don't forget Volkov Commander (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkov_Commander https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkov_Commander). It was convenient for bootable floppies because of its small size and self-contained design. Far 2 has a Linux (as well as macOS and BSD) port that is quite active: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l https://github.com/elfmz/far2l. Far Manager was what I switched to from Norton Commander. These days I prefer Double Commander, a cross-platform Total Commander workalike: https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/ https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/.
- blackhaz 3y ago
  Can't live without Double Commander. If anyone is wondering how it looks: https://ibb.co/Xbbp9qM https://ibb.co/Xbbp9qM
  - networked 3y ago
    Nice Motif window decorations. What window manager is it? This is what my Double Commander looks like: https://paste.dbohdan.com/doublecmd.mr2hnji.png https://paste.dbohdan.com/doublecmd.mr2hnji.png. (Small screenshot because I am connected to my computer from an iPad at half its native resolution.)
    - hulitu 3y ago
      Looks like SGI Motif or 5DWM.
    - blackhaz 3y ago
      Thanks! This is Xfce4 with an SGI theme and OneStepBack style.
- galkk 3y ago
  If I recall correctly one of selling points of Volkov commander was that it was written in assembler and was .com file, so it was smaller than .exe (.com files didn’t had some bloat but paid for it with file size limit).
Osiris 3y ago
I still use midnight commander on Linux.

by galkk 3y ago

networked 3y ago

Don't forget Volkov Commander (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkov_Commander https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkov_Commander). It was convenient for bootable floppies because of its small size and self-contained design. Far 2 has a Linux (as well as macOS and BSD) port that is quite active: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l https://github.com/elfmz/far2l. Far Manager was what I switched to from Norton Commander. These days I prefer Double Commander, a cross-platform Total Commander workalike: https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/ https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io/.

blackhaz 3y ago
Can't live without Double Commander. If anyone is wondering how it looks: https://ibb.co/Xbbp9qM https://ibb.co/Xbbp9qM
- networked 3y ago
  Nice Motif window decorations. What window manager is it? This is what my Double Commander looks like: https://paste.dbohdan.com/doublecmd.mr2hnji.png https://paste.dbohdan.com/doublecmd.mr2hnji.png. (Small screenshot because I am connected to my computer from an iPad at half its native resolution.)
  - hulitu 3y ago
    Looks like SGI Motif or 5DWM.
  - blackhaz 3y ago
    Thanks! This is Xfce4 with an SGI theme and OneStepBack style.
galkk 3y ago
If I recall correctly one of selling points of Volkov commander was that it was written in assembler and was .com file, so it was smaller than .exe (.com files didn’t had some bloat but paid for it with file size limit).

Osiris 3y ago

I still use midnight commander on Linux.