Re: Fast or direct load from disk.

[Egan Ford <datajerk@gmail.com>]

On Feb 22, 1:41 pm, Antoine Vignau <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
> On 22 fév, 21:22, Charlie <charlieD...@verEYEzon.net> wrote:
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> > On 2/22/2012 11:49 AM, Egan Ford wrote:
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> > > Hello all,
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> > > I am looking for any code or suggestions on how to load a single
> > > binary to a specific address and execute it directly from disk
> > > (booting required) without DOS or ProDOS loading first.
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> > > I've seen some games load very fast.  Is there a general method for
> > > doing this floating around?
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> > > Thanks.
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> > I believe you can put a binary on track 0 sector 0 and it will load to
> > $800 upon booting the disk. It will then jump to $801 and execute the
> > code.  The byte at $800 tells the boot code how many sectors to load up
> > to 16, I think.
> > No DOS is involved.
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> > Charlie
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> You need the Accolade boot. In a single sector at $800. It uses the
> disk II controller code to load sectors and also the move arm routine
> and that was enough.
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> That was rendered popular by Tom E. Hawk to sign his cracks.
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> Antoine

My Apple II knowledge has a gap from 1985 to 2008.  Where can I find
this magic sector and docs on how to use it?  Thanks.