Re: Creating Startup Disks?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Bob and Linda Barrett write ...
> 
> Okay.  I've now gotten to the point where I have been able to download
> and use programs off the net on my IIgs at the Finder level.  However, I
> want to be able to create bootable program disks for students at my
> school (I don't want them messing around in the Finder) and of course
> for the Apple IIe's I have.
> According to the Apple II FAQ, I simply need to copy ProDOs and a
> Basic.system to the disk to make it work.  Unfortunately, it hasn't.  It
> gets me into AppleSoft Basic, but then I can't seem to access the
> programs I have on the disk.
> Accoring to the ProDos manual, ProDos also looks for some kind of
> "Startup" program as well. Do I have to create that? And how? How do I
> get the programs on the disks to launch at startup?  What if I have more
> than one program on the disk--how can I create a directory that allows
> students to choose the one they want?
 ....


     The following excerpt from our FAQs should help ...


028- How do I make a ProDOS disk that will start BASIC?
 
     If you want ProDOS to boot and start a BASIC program, then both
PRODOS and BASIC.SYSTEM must both be present. (BASIC.SYSTEM should be
the first .SYSTEM file on the diskette.) The "hello" program on a ProDOS
diskette is named "STARTUP". This is the program which will be run upon
booting the diskette.  (If there is no "STARTUP" program, you will end
up at the usual BASIC prompt after booting.)

     A simple STARTUP program you can type in and save to your new
ProDOS diskette is ...

10 TEXT: HOME
20 PRINT CHR$(4)"CAT"
30 END

     After typing in the program, just enter SAVE STARTUP. Next time you
boot the diskette, the above program will run and the diskette's CATALOG
will be displayed.

     A good ready-made STARTUP program and program selector for
launching ProDOS 8 programs on a IIgs is available on Ground as
speedgs.shk. The file unShrinks to the Startup program and a Readme
directions file. You can find speedgs.shk in the 1WSW collection at ...

ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Collections/1WSW/

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     What I'll do is email you a copy of the Apple II comp.sys.apple2
DOS and ProDOS FAQs (F003DOSMM.TXT) as currently maintained on Ground at

ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Faqs
http://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Faqs
.

This should have the answers for many of your current and future
questions. 

 

Rubywand