Re: MS-DOS FST

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Laer Haider (lkhaider@mail.sstar.com) wrote:
: Was an MS-DOS FST (file system translator) ever developed/released for
: the Apple IIgs?  I remember there was quite a bit of active discussion
: about this some years ago, but I've been away from my trusty IIgs for
: a while.  Now that I've been using the IIgs more and more, the greater
: I find my need is for transferring files between MS-DOS and GS/OS.  If
: an FST is available, please inform me of how I may get a copy.

Wasn't there an MS-DOS FST in 6.0.1?  Trouble is, it's read-only and
requires that you have an MS-DOS compatible disk drive...Floptical or
1.44Mb SuperDrive.

: BTW, I can't remember how to change directories under the ProDOS,
: AppleBASIC command line.  MS-DOS uses "CD," UNIX uses "CHDIR,"
: AppleBASIC uses ?????

BASIC.SYSTEM uses PREFIX.  As far as I know, there is no equivalent to 
"cd .." in BASIC.SYSTEM.  But the operation of PREFIX is as follows:

To display the current prefix:
]PREFIX
/LEONARD/COASTER.STUFF/CEDAR.POINT

To change to a new complete prefix:
]PREFIX /HTML.STUFF

To change to a directory within the current prefix:
]PREFIX ALMANAC
]PREFIX
/HTML.STUFF/ALMANAC

To change to the root directory on a particular slot/drive:
]PREFIX,S6,D1
]PREFIX
/EPI.TOOLS1

Am I making sense?  Be aware that I am new to this ProDOS crap myself, so
I might have missed a possibility or two...

--Dave Althoff, ][.

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