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English
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)
- (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.