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Re: Got an idea but might not be able to write all of it
On Tue, 23 Oct 2012, gids.rs@sasktel.net wrote:
It sounds like the Prodos BYE program. Make the BYE program into a
separate binary file and store it into the boot sectors of any DOS disk.
Obviously, the disk access would have to be reprogrammed to recognize
DOS format. Save DOS as a separate binary file and write an installer.
Also change the BYE program to recognize applesoft and binary files.
You now have a launcher for DOS, binary programs and applesoft programs,
although applesoft programs would not have any disk access functions
without DOS installed.
Very much, except graphical (because it would look prettier).
Think more the ProDOS 16 launcher.
Just out of curiousity (and maybe sheer desperation to know) what
programs would you run without DOS installed?
Single-load games, mostly.
My idea actually would have loaded DOS anyway (the big difference from
Beautiful Boot), and funnelled commands to it to do the work.
-uso.