Re: DOS 3.3 programs on a IIgs?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Jeff Blakeney writes ...
> 
> On 14 Apr 1998 06:10:21 GMT, supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) wrote:
> 
> >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).
> >
 ....
> 
> I wrote a program called Selector (v1.0 is out there on the net
> somewhere) that allows you to run DOS 3.3 programs that you've
> converted to ProDOS disks.  The benefit it gives is that certain
> programs try to load themselves into or right through the text screen
> memory which ProDOS has marked as being in use.  This results in a "NO
> BUFFERS AVAILABLE" message.
>
 ....
> 
> I also wrote about this technique in an article in II Alive magazine.
> I can't remember what issue at present ....



     Neat article; it was in the Spring, 1996 issue.

     What I'll do is email you a copy of the text.


 
Rubywand