Re: DOS 3.3 programs on a IIgs?

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nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:

>>So, there's no way to run DOS 3.3 programs out of the GS finder?
>
>   Not easily. Best chance of doing so is if these are BASIC programs
>that follow enough of the rules and restrictions that it'l run under
>ProDOS without work (or a little). DOS 3.3 is a completely different
>OS from Prodos 8 or GS/OS, and was never designed or updated to run
>"under" another. DOS 3.3 always thinks it's just booted the system
>cold, and has no real concept of 'exiting' or peaceful coexistance.

Some binary programs also run from ProDOS 8.  I just write a simple
BASIC program like "10 ? CHR$(4);"-DIGDUG" and save it as
DIGDUG.START....then I can just double-click on the DIGDUG.START
BASIC program to run DIGDUG (a DOS 3.3 binary program converted
to ProDOS BIN).

Many but not all DOS 3.3 binary games can be converted this way.
QBURT and MOON.PATROL are two examples that work.  I think
many of the Atarisoft titles will work too....

DEFENDER is one title that refuses to work.

For those that do work, you can easily make them Finder launchable,
if not quittable to Finder...