Re: who still uses DOS 3.3 (was Apple DES program)

[mnementh@netcom.com (David R. Villegas)]

cschroed@hercii.lasc.lockheed.com (Curt Schroeder) wrote:
>|> I say UGH to DOS big time myself and wonder why anyone uses it
>|> for anything serious any more. What's more I expect people will want to 
>|> encrypt files rather than entire disks.

>One reason might be that a II (that's right, no +/e/c/gs extension) with an
>Applesoft firmware card can not run Prodos.  Does anyone know if a II with an
>Apple Language Card (16K memory with the autoboot ROM) can run Prodos?  Don't 

I use DOS 3.3 because the RWTS is simple and makes it easy to repair old
disks and crack programs so I have backups once the originals die in a few
years.  Softkeying a program using DOS 3.3 is easier than manipulating it
to work under ProDOS.