Re: Pseudo-disk *almost* ready for the big time.

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

PZ wrote:
> Ed Eastman wrote:
>
> > Alex Freed wrote:
> >
> > > > How do multi-sided games work?  At some point a program will say
> > > > "insert side 2" - is there a way to read the keyboard for an obscure
> > > > key combination (to enter a menu) in-order to "swap" disks or will this
> > > > interfere with a "press any key" scenareo?
> > >
> > > There are DIP switches on the board that can select a NIB image. It is
> > > possible to make a switch external, but may not look good.
> > >
> > > Any key combination must be programmed on Apple: the interface board doesn't
> > > see the Apple keyboard.
> >
> > Wow, that sounds like a IIgs enhancment to add rom code to make a menu
> > option for swapping disks.  ;)
> >
> > Thankx,
> > Ed
>
>
> Yeah, I would be all over this.  Essentially it would completely
> internalize the Disk II.  If an easily accessible menu for swapping
> disks was available, this would become the ultimate killer app for the
> II.  I would archive everything I have, sell off all of my floppies,
> inturn freeing up about 25 cubic feet of closet space and never have to
> worry about magnetic degradation again.

Don't worry, there'll be something else to worry about.  ;-)

-michael

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