Re: Need 3.5" ProDOS Bootables for //c+

[chris@invalid.com (CHRIS MORSE)]

On Tue, 03 Dec 2002 10:53:43 -0600, Exegete
<millers@noneofyourbusiness.com> wrote:

>noone@nowhere.net wrote:
>> Chris:
>> I have a IIc+ but no original disks or docs for it either.  I only use 
>> the 3.5" drive for ProDOS applications like AppleWorks and the like. The 
>> IIc+ shines as a very fast IIe and the storage capacity of the 3.5" 
>> drive is great for big applications (AppleWorks or AppleWriter 2).
>> 
>> If I can be of any assistance, let me know.  But you have the basics 
>> down as to what you need to do.
>> 
>> You are correct that DOS 3.3 will not recognize the 3.5" drive.  DOS 3.3 
>> is tied to the 5.25" drives for the most part.  That version of DOS or 
>> some form of it binds most Apple II programs to the 5.25" disk it came 
>> on so the 3.5" drive will not help much with most programs you may want 
>> to run.
>
>Ed, you know very well that DOS 3.3 can work on 400K 3.5" disks. One of 
>the programs that AppleLinc got verbal permission to release as free 
>ware allowed that very thing.
>
>Of course, it seems a real waste to use only 400 of the 800K on a 3.5" 
>disk....
>
>Roy
>
>> 
>> I'd suggest you start by getting a copy of the System Utility disk or 
>> Copy II+ and use it to get started into your ProDOS excursion.  I prefer 
>> Copy II+ 8.x as my utilities of choice for ProDOS.
>> 
>> Thankx,
>> Ed
>> eeastmanNO@SPAMapple2.com
>> 
>> Chris Morse wrote:
>>> Just got an Apple //c+ from eBay, 

Thanks-- I decided to buy ProTERM A2 from Intrec; along with it I
ordered the correct cable I need to hook up to a PC or modem.
Looks like I'll be able to do the rest with what I have.

// CHRIS