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

["Alex Freed" <alexf@mirrow.com>]

"PZ" <skierpaul@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Alex, I'm interested, however I have a few questions.
>
> Is it possible to copy disk images directly to the Pseudo-disk directly
> from an Apple?  For example, I have a very large archive of SHK disks,
> can I simply unshrink a disk to a particular volume on the Pseudo-disk
> and then boot from it?

Yes, it's possible. If you write an Apple program to do so.

The interface can read/write any physical "sector" on the SD card. So it
should
not be too hard to write such a program. However it is probably much easier
to
do this on a PC/Mac or a Linux box.

>
> 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.


-Alex.