[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: BOOT?

Paul Schlyter <pausch@saaf.se> wrote:

> In article <1elwu8h.1jkqrmf1apcddaN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>,
> David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
>  
> > There is absolutely no restriction as to where the PRODOS file is
> > located on the disk,
>  
> Well, aren't there at least SOME restrictions?  Try to store the
> PRODOS file over the boot sector or the root directory for instance....

(sigh)

Pedant.  :-)

No restrictions given that it is a normal file, so by definition it
can't normally occupy the "reserved" blocks (0, 1, 2, remainder of root
directory, voluem bit map).

Apart from blocks 0 and 2, you could do some pretty weird tricks if you
wanted to go to the effort.  You'd have to reserve block 1 as well in
order to support booting on an Apple ///.