Re: ProDOS 3.5" Self-Booting Floppy?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

LFessen106 writes ...
> 
> >Same goes for some DOS 3.3 software I have, I'd like to have some
> >self-booting DOS 3.3 3.5" floppies as well.
> >
> 
> I don't think you can do this..  Dos 3.3 won't access a 3.5 drive.  You can,
> however, use Prodos' system utils to copy Dos 3.3 prgs to a Prodos 3.5...
> 
> Now if you have a IIc+ with an external 5.25 you can boot prodos off the 5.25,
> and make a boot disk for prodos on the 3.5.  I have done that myself!
> 
> -Linc.

     Yes. You can use a ProDOS util called "Filer" or Copy II Plus (e.g. v7.1)
to format a 3.5" diskette for ProDOS. Then you copy the files PRODOS and
BASIC.SYSTEM to the newly formatted diskette. The diskette will boot and leave
you looking at the Applesoft BASIC prompt.

     If you want a BASIC program to execute upon booting (like a DOS 3.3 HELLO
program does), you copy (or save) the program to the diskette and name it
STARTUP.


Rubywand