Re: DOS 1.x ?

[Tom Lavedas <tlavedas@deltaelectronics.com>]

Patrick Schaefer wrote:
> 
> Tom Lavedas wrote:
> 
> > > I have acquired a collector's item, an Apple IIe which is in good
> > > working order (together with an original version of Visicalc!).
> > > Where can I get a bootup floppy of DOS to get things going?
> >
> > You are kidding, right?  DOS is an operating system for 'IBM' PC's and
> > in not appropriate for any Apple machine.  Go to an Apple/Mac group for
> > info on the availability of operating systems for your machine.
> 
> DOS WAS the operating system for the old Apple machines. This
> abbreviation of 'Disk Operating System' has been used by Apple since
> 1978, long before the first IBM pc (pc was also an abbreviation used by
> Apple) entered the market.
> 
> An Apple //e uses DOS 3.3 or ProDOS 1.x.
> 
> Patrick

Forgive me for jumping to conclusions, since the message was cross
posted into comp.os.msdos.misc (were I read it).  I failed to examine
the cross posting list and assumed the originator meant to post to a
Microsoft group.  Clearly, this was an oversight on his part.

Tom Lavedas
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