Re: KeyWin Software

[voss@i40s16.ira.uka.de (Stefan Voss)]

In article <2ovg6q$kc@nuscc.nus.sg>, ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean) writes:
|> I just read in GenieLamp that Alan Bird allows us to distribute our software
|> with the compiler.system now. That means that I may now distribute
|> freely all my compiled-Applesoft software to Apple II users!
|> 
|> This is some of the software I planned to release:
|> 
|> [stuff deleted]
|> 
|> KeyWin Write - A 80% completed word processor. The only things that is not
|>                there is cut/copy/paste.
|> [stuff deleted]
|> 
|> But before I uploads I wish to know:
|> 
|> 1) Can I upload the ProDOS file? That is, can I upload a bootable system?

I don't think so. ProDOS is copyrighted by Apple Inc.
Just let the user decide if he/she wants a bootable system. I would
add a little "readme" file that explains how to make things bootable.
Leaving out the ProDOS file would save some disk space as well.

|> 
|> 2) Can I assume you have harddisk? That is, should I assume you have more
|>    that 140K of storage? In this way, I can put everything in one file and
|>    fully organize for you.

Please make as few assumptions as possible. There are so many
configurations out there. 

|> 
|> 3) If I wish to upload one program first, which one do you wish to see?

Speaking of wishes, I would like to see KeyWin Write finished and
released.  

|> 4) Are you interested in my other older software? 
|> Like Easy Write - a finished word processor? Easy Type - a type writer
|> program? Or my DOS 3.3 goodies?

Hey, of course! I'm especially interested in Easy Write. Please tell
me more about it. (Can it be launched from a shell? Does it follow the
ProDOS 8 protocol? Does it use 80 col display? Does it detect extra
RAM like an auxiliary 64K card or other RAM cards? Can I have more
than one file in memory? ...)

IMHO, the Apple II is lacking a good shareware/freeware text editor
that can be used for programming. AppleWriter/FreeWriter don't support
the ProDOS 8 protocol, so you can't say something like "edit foo.txt"
from a shell like Davex or ECP8. AppleWorks is much too large for such
a task (and it doesn't follow the protocol either). The only editor
that is suitable for text editing is AMACS, but it's quite large as
well. 

|> [stuff deleted] 
|>           Lim Thye Chean: Lim is my surname. My name is Thye Chean.
|>      My address: LTCHEAN@ISS.NUS.SG or 12, College Green, Singapore 1129 

Regards,

Stefan Voss
(voss@ira.uka.de)