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Re: ProDOS...

In article <39cba1c2$1@hal.grnco.net>, "Arkain" <rwking@no.usa.spam.net> wrote:

> What was the last version of ProDOS ever written? Where can I get a copy of
> it?

The last version was 2.0.3 and it was included with GS/OS 6.0.1. GS/OS
6.0.1 is available as compressed DiskCopy images on Apple's FTP site.

> I've got yet another idea. How about a new version of ProDOS, under a
> different name of course to avoid Apple Copyright problems. I was thinking
> about a version that would allow more drives per slot, such as:
> 
> S[1-7], D[1-8], P[1-32]
> 
> where "S"->"Slot" same as before, "D"->"Drive" same as before but with a 8
> max, "P"->"Partition" maxed at 32. This new ProDOS 8 compatible OS should be
> able to support all ProDOS 8 applications that used the MLI. Apps that
> depended on internal addresses would not be supported. Would such an OS be
> useful?

It would be useful, but I'm not sure if this group would be very
interested in actually making a new ProDOS.

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