Re: Questions about IIGS, hard drives, and booting different OSes...

[Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>]

Warren Ernst <wernst@gmail.com> wrote:
> Or would I install ProDOS 8 on the first parition, GS/OS on the second,
> and then manually launch GS/OS from ProDOS 8 when I wanted it? That
> doesn't seem right.

I boot into ProDOS 8, and select GS/OS from a ProSel menu if I want
to boot it.  Both are on the first partition.

There's a trick to it: you rename the GS/OS "ProDOS" file to "ProDOS.GSOS",
then have ProSEL launch a BASIC program ("BOOT.GSOS") that just does a
PRINT CHR$(4)"-ProDOS.GSOS".  I don't remember why the visit to BASIC.System
is necessary, but something went funny without it.

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