Re: Availability of dos 3.3 system disk

[mister_boffo@hotmail.com (Mr. Boffo)]

On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 12:04:46 -0600, Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>
wrote:

>olcott writes ...
>> 
>> Does anyone know where I can get a copy
>> of the system disk for the most recent release
>> of Apple dos 3.3? Does anyone know the date
>> of the most recent release of Apple dos 3.3?
>
>
>     Look for DOS33NuVrsn.zip on Asimov or GSWV:
>
>ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/incoming/
>http://www.grin.net/~cturley/a2zine/System/
>
>It looks like a pretty good bet to be 'the last DOS 3.3'.
>

You really don't want the last version of Apple's DOS 3.3
anyway. It is terribly slow. Apple never got their DOS right
when it came to efficient sector reading.

You'd be much better off with a modified DOS 3.3, like
Pronto-DOS, DSR-DOS, or David-DOS. These are usually up to
twice as fast as Apple's "official" DOS 3.3 for reading disks.
Rather than taking a nap while games load, games will pop up
in just moments!

-Mr. Boffo

Email: mister_boffo@hotmail.com