Re: Appleworks 4.0 arrives - compatibility with 3.0

[ag471@yfn.ysu.edu (Eric S. Ford)]

In a previous article, dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) says:

>In article <2bo3a6$qmg@news.ysu.edu> ag471@yfn.ysu.edu (Eric S. Ford) writes:
>> 
>> This discussion regarding interrupt problems reinforces my personal
>> technique of booting into ProDos (8bit) then running GSOS only when
>> I want to use desktop software.  I simply renamed the PRODOS file (the
>> GSOS file that is) to 'Boot.Sys601' and copied the P8 file into the
>> root directory as 'PRODOS', which it is anyway.
>
>Are you aware that you don't need to do this any more?  In System
>6.0.1, if you press the '8' key before the GS/OS graphics screen
>appears, ProDOS-8 will be launched directly.  If you don't press
>anything, GS/OS will be launched as usual.
>-- 

"Don't need" is a misstatement.  I prefer to do it this way.  The majority of
my computer usage is with Proterm and Appleworks classic.  Having to do the
'extra' step (i.e. hitting the 8 key) most of the time rather than a similar
'extra' step (i.e. booting GSOS) some of the time seems an unworthy
compromise.  If the majority of my time were spent in desktop applications
then the built-in feature would be the best no doubt.


>David Empson                                                               
>dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz                                                
>Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand 
>

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Eric S. Ford    ag471@yfn.ysu.edu