Re: Strange IIgs error

[Marsha Jackson <menacechgo@aol.com>]

someone wrote

>
> > > Is it really ProDOS that you have on the disk. If you took the file
> > PRODOS from
> > > a GS system disk; that ain't what it is!
> >
> Noah wrote

> When I took the "PRODOS" file from a GS system disk I used to get the START.GS.OS error, but then
> I messed around with some files and now I get the "UNABLE TO LOAD PRODOS" error. My disk drive
> shows no indication of failure and I cleaned it yesterday, so that is not the problem.

Just for reference P8, the bootable file formally known as ProDOS before GS/OS came out should be
about 35 blocks large... if you have a 4 or 5 block file it is soime GS/OS boot code.

So for a standard //e, //c, IIgs bootable ProDOS disk you need the 35 block PRODOS file and
Basic.System