Re: DOS 3.3 Launcher

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Tim Hull writes ...
> 
> Hello,
> I heard about something called DOS 3.3 Launcher that will boot disk images.
> I have a few questions about this particular piece of software:
> 
> 1.  What is a .po image?

     It is a 143,360-byte disk image of a 5.25" disk (one side) which uses ProDOS
sector ordering. The actual contents of the disk may include DOS 3.3 or ProDOS or
some other OS (or no OS).


> 2.  What programs can this boot?

     It can run DOS 3.3 programs which do not do direct Track/Sector writes to disk
and limit use of Aux memory to the space normally used for double-hires.

     It can boot and use standard ProDOS order (.PO) disk images of 5.25" DOS 3.3
diskettes. It can not boot or use standard DOS 3.3 order (.dsk) disk images.

     To use DOS 3.3 Launcher on your IIc+ you will need a program launcher such as
ProSel 8 (i.e. a launcher which can tell DOS 3.3 Launcher to automatically 'open'
the disk you want to boot).


> 3.  Will it work on an Apple //c+ with one 3.5" drive?

     Yes.


> 4.  Where do you get it?
 ....


     You can find DOS3.3.Launcher.2.2.shk on ACN Florida at
ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/Utilities/

     and on ACN Tarnover at ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/cabi/Utilities/.

     Use ShrinkIt to unshrink the file. Directions are included. (ProSel 8 is
available in the same folder as DOS 3.3 Launcher on both sites.)




Rubywand