Re: Trouble with DOS 3.3 FST under GS OS

["Roger Johnstone" <rojaws@mac.com>]

In article <msc1983-0707021608470001@192.168.1.100>, msc1983@mac.com 
(Matthew Carpenter) wrote:

> Hello,
>
>    I am trying to mount DOS 3.3 disks in GS OS 6.0.1 on my Apple IIGS.  I
> have installed the DOS 3.3 FST, however, when I attempt to mount the
> disks, the drive starts spinning and never stops untill I eject whatever
> DOS 3.3 disk I may have inserted.  If I do not eject it then it just sits
> there for minutes without doing anything.  When I eject it I get the
> message:
>
> "Using the installed File System Translators, GS/OS does not recognize
> this disk (indevice .APPLEDISK5.25A).  Do you want to initialize it?"
>
> I know these disks are good because I am able to boot to them, but they
> refuse to mount.
>
> Also, if I click "initialize" just because the button is there(not that
> I'm going to erase my games), I find that DOS 3.3 isn't even an option
> even though I've installed the FST.

That's normal. The DOS 3.3 FST, like the MS-DOS and Pascal FSTs, is
read-only. They don't allow you to write or initialize disks in these
formats.

> Am I doing something wrong?  I have the DOS3.3 loader installed on my
> IIGS's hard drive and I want to copy the games I have on DOS 3.3 disks to
> my hard drive.

The only reason I could think for them not working is if they're using a
modified DOS. This was quite common with games. Have you tried it with a
disk which you are 100% sure is using Apple DOS 3.3?

--
Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand

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