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Re: ProDOS...

There are other work alike's. Most do not have the proper piping and such.
One really nice implementation is the shell for the Aztec C system, ProDos
version. Some consider it slow, but any time you make the system do extra
IO or other processing it will slow down.

For the most part, the C64 OS you mention could be ported. I think it
would loose some of it's capability. At least at first, until these items
could be recoded to the Apple's methods. I question the need, unless it
had a new filesystem with less limitations. Multitasking on the II's does
not entice me too much. Other than simple print spooling, it isn't very
useful at this cpu clock rate.

My comment about the P8 compatibility is still valid, just as David's is.
Any new or upgraded OS would loose 80 to 90 percent compatibility with
system applications due to the way the ProDos/Apple II system is designed.
You could still maintain the ability for Applesoft and some binary coded
routines but overall, most software would have trouble. This is why I say
a new or upgraded OS would (or should) only maintain compatibility at the
disk/filesystem level.

Of course, I would love to be proved wrong. :-)

Arkain's OS project also sounds nice. Considering that an upgrade to P8
is desired by so many, it should not be restricted to the 64k hardware.
Many of us have had this complaint for quite some time. Perhaps this is
a beginning of a fix. I hope it is. I have seen many mentions of an
expanded OS for the II systems being developed but nothing released as
yet.

I know that many don't agree with the GPL concept for Apple software or
hardware for that matter. I don't know why this is so. If we realistically
expect any improvements for our systems they will have to come from the
community. Considering that many folks don't want to support new projects
economically, a GPL (or similar concept) project is the only other best
bet. We can't expect a single author to devote his time to such a project.
Without cause for remuneration, it becomes simply a hobby to be completed
as time allows. At least a community project has the possibility of more
than one hobbyist working on it.

-- 

Thank you for your time and interest. I hope it was helpful
or at least interesting.

Phoenyx,

Apple2 user since March 1984

Links to Phoenyx's pages:
preferred..... http://zip.to/Phoenyx_A2
alternate..... http://www.tinyangeldesigns.com/Apple2