Re: DOS 3.3 Launcher

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <2pf9cb$76@jadzia.CSOS.ORST.EDU>,
Critical Mass <daye@CSOS.ORST.EDU> wrote:
>I have come across a cache of old DOS 3.3 programs I want to get set up to
>run w/ the DOS 3.3 launcher on my GS.  I have the files all converted w/
>the copier/converter program, but when I try to run them w/ the launcher,
>it crashes.  I've tried shiftbooting, but no difference.  Anyone have any
>idea why this would be happening (I'm using v2.0 of the d3.3launcher)

    Works just fine for me. I have my Dos 3.3 disks sitting in
*/dos3.3 along with the launcher. The main problem with the launcher
is that it works pretty much only with 48K dos 3.3 disks. Custom
versions of Dos 3.3 are probably out, and anything that relocates Dos
into the Bank-Switched Ram is out also. (Dos 3.3 Launcher probably
sits there, and when it tries to relocate, it just drops Dos 3.3 over
the launcher, not a cool thing).

   If you're dealing with a fairly "standard" Dos 3.3, as long as it
doesn't relocate itself up, you're in business. I had a few disks that
I tried to convert, but as they used "David-Dos II" which seemed to
automatically reloacte itself, they all crashed. It took a while to
find it, but I actually found a Pronto-DOS (by Beagle Bros) on one of
my disks, and that worked fine with Dos 3.3 Launcher. What I'd
recommend is dropping a master copy of Dos 3.3 on any disks you're
trying to put on your HD, and trying from there.

   Dos 3.3 Launcher is really a cool program; being able to launch
the classic games from the Finder is rather neat. Now, if only GNO
2.1 could detech a launch of P8 programs, and switch itself out.
That would be damn cool. :)


Nathan Mates



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