P8 Smartport volume remapper (was Re: PLEASE HELP!)

[david@wyvern.cc.uow.edu.au (David E A Wilson)]

dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes:
>It sounds like you need a utility program that can change the ProDOS-8
>SmartPort volume remapping on the fly.  I have already given some
>thought to this, as I would find it quite useful (I have volumes that
>end up in annoying places which aren't compatible with some programs,
>and there are a few high numbered partitions I would like to be able to
>access at times).

>It shouldn't be too hard to do the actual remapping.  The tables are
>buried inside ProDOS, but it should be safe to patch them (there is
>unlikely to ever be a new release of P8, and if there was, a simple
>version number check would prevent any dangerous behaviour).  The main
>problem is writing a reasonable user interface for it.

I have started writing this utility. If you would like to beta test it
in about a week, send me your email address.

So far the system requirements look like being:

	80 column //e (enhanced) or //gs
	P8 v2.x (2.0.3 recommended)
	one or more smartports with 3 or more devices/partitions

Finally, if anyone can think of a clever name for this program, let me know.
-- 
David Wilson	Dept CompSci Uni Wollongong Australia	david@cs.uow.edu.au