Re: How the heck do you format a disk with ProDos?

[lesherjt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Tilghman Lesher)]

Paul Creager (wily@svpal.svpal.org) wrote:
: John McCormick (johnmcc@gte.net) wrote:
: : I thought that it was INIT according to the FAQ. But I get Syntax error
: : when I try.

: INIT works under good old DOS 3.3.  I don't think ProDOS ever implimented 
: a formatting command; you have to use a separate utility.  (Copy ][+ is 
: nice since you can format as either DOS 3.3 or ProDOS.)

: I went straight from DOS 3.3 to GS/OS, so you'll have to excuse any 
: misinformation I might spout about ProDOS.  :)

I think there's a FORMAT command in the P8 code, so adding this
command to BASIC.SYSTEM probably would not be that difficult.  I
wonder why Apple chose to leave out this command?

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