LisaFetch 0.1

LisaFetch 0.1 for the Apple Lisa Office System, 2 November 2026 (release build REV B). Tool 419325.

Fetches a plain text file from the web and saves it on the Lisa as a Workshop .TEXT file, ready for the Editor and
the Pascal compiler: press G, type the address (a raw GitHub file works well), give it a name. Asked for by Chris
Rupnik, who wanted a way to get source text files onto a Lisa.

Works through an ESProFile running ESPFuji (https://github.com/GyroPilot/ESPFuji), an RS-232 FujiNet on Serial B or
A, or a LisaFPGA with LisaNet; the top line says which one it found. Up to 32 KB per file through ESPFuji; no fixed
limit through a serial FujiNet.

Tested on a Lisa 2/10 through an ESProFile running ESPFuji 1.1 beta (2 November 2026): a 42-line exec file from
GitHub saved as a Workshop text file, and the "Replace it?" question when fetching to the same name again. It only
replaces a file once the new copy has arrived whole.

New since the 0.1 test build: the ESPFuji mailbox is looked for as "ESPFuji Mailbox" first, then MAILBOX.DATA, so
existing setups keep working; the floppy's tool name no longer has trailing spaces.

Files: LISAFETCH_0_1.dc42 (Disk Copy 4.2 floppy), LISAFETCH_0_1_README.txt, LisaFetch_0.1_source.zip (Lisa Pascal
sources and exec files), SHA256SUMS.txt. MIT licence.

LisaFetch 0.1 update 1 (3 Nov 2026)

LisaFetch 0.1, update 1 (3 November 2026, release build REV C) tool 419325
Same LisaFetch 0.1 program with these changes, tested on a Lisa 2/10 through an ESProFile running ESPFuji on 3
November 2026; the floppy LISAFETCH_0_1.dc42 replaces the earlier one of the same name:

• A failed connection through an ESProFile now shows the ESProFile's own reason ("the drive said: ...")
  instead of only "status 207".

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LisaFetch 0.1 (2 November 2026) tool 419325 Tim O'Connor (bmwcyclist)

Fetches a plain text file from the web and saves it on your Lisa as a Workshop .TEXT file, ready for the
Editor and the Pascal compiler. Asked for by Chris Rupnik, who wanted a way to get source text files onto
a Lisa.

1. Copy LisaFetch from LISAFETCH_0_1.dc42 to your ProFile (or run it from the floppy).
2. Open it, press G, type the address of a plain text file, e.g. a raw GitHub file:
   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GyroPilot/Apple-LisaFuji/main/sources/LFJ-COMP.TEXT
   and press RETURN.
3. Type a name for it on the Lisa (".TEXT" is added if you leave it off) and press RETURN.
   A name alone goes beside the tool; -#12-SRC/MAIN.TEXT style paths are used as typed.
4. It asks before replacing a file (Lisa names ignore case: COMP.TEXT and Comp.Text are the same file).
   The new file replaces the old one only when it has arrived whole.
   R fetches the same address again; ? is help.

The network: an ESPFuji ESProFile (put the tool on the drive's volume; run the ESPFuji test tool there once),
an RS-232 FujiNet on Serial B (or A), or a LisaNet. The top line says which one it found. Up to 32 KB per
file through an ESPFuji drive; no fixed limit through a serial FujiNet. Plain text only; tabs become spaces;
characters outside plain ASCII become '?'. The Workshop sees the file at once; the Office System desktop does
not show plain files as icons.

Tested: on a Lisa 2/10 through an ESProFile running ESPFuji 1.1 beta, 2 November 2026: a 42-line exec file
from GitHub saved as a Workshop text file, and the "Replace it?" question when fetching to the same name
again. Also built with the Workshop 3.0 and run in LisaEm through a serial FujiNet stand-in, where the saved
file matched GitHub's line for line.

New since the 30 October test build: the ESPFuji mailbox is looked for as "ESPFuji Mailbox" first, then
MAILBOX.DATA, so existing setups keep working; the floppy's tool name no longer has trailing spaces.

Source, licence (MIT) and the build recipe: https://github.com/GyroPilot/Apple-LisaFetch

LisaFetch 0.1 (test build)

LisaFetch 0.1, a test build (30 October 2026). Not yet run on a real Lisa: please report what happens, good or bad, in Issues.

Fetches a plain text file from the web and saves it on the Lisa as a Workshop .TEXT file for the Editor and the Pascal compiler. Press G, type the address (a raw GitHub file works well), then a name for it on the Lisa. It asks before replacing a file, and replaces it only when the new one has arrived whole.

Works through an ESPFuji ESProFile, an RS-232 FujiNet on Serial B (or A), or a LisaNet. Up to 32 KB per file through an ESPFuji drive. Plain text only; downloads only.

Tested so far: built with the Workshop 3.0 and run on the Lisa Office System in LisaEm, fetching a GitHub file through a serial FujiNet stand-in (the saved file matched GitHub's line for line); its output is byte-identical to the Workshop text files the build tools make.

Files: LisaFetch_0.1_test.zip (the floppy image and a read-me) or LISAFETCH_0_1.dc42 alone. Tool 419325. MIT licence.

2 November 2026: the floppy was remade on the Lisa desktop from the installed tool, so the name reads "LisaFetch" without trailing spaces. The program itself is unchanged.