Re: Apple /// questions - yes, I can count!

[louiss@gate.net (Louis Schulman)]

In <342B5FD2.55B9@quality.NOSPAM.net>, The Blue Meanie <bluemeanie@quality.NOSPAM.net> writes:

>1> I have begrudgingly come to terms with the fact that the current
>set-up will not boot from the ProFile, but it's REALLY annoying.  Is
>there a change that can be made to either the computer or the ProFile
>controller to allow it to be the boot device?

No.  You always have to boot from a floppy.  But see below.
>
>2> SOS does not seem to have a "quit" mechanism like ProDOS 8 does.  Is
>there a program-selector style application that will allow me to launch
>an .interp file of my choosing, hopefully from the ProFile?

Yes.  There are two.  The original is Catalyst, and the more recent is
Selector /// by Bob Consorti <75300.1543@compuserve.com>.  These are required
to run programs from the ProFile.  You have to boot them from floppies.
>
>3> In the absence of both the ability to boot the ProFile and a selector,
>it would seem that the ProFile is resigned to simple data file storage.
>What would be the logic of having 5 Megs of fixed storage that can't be
>used to run applications from?

None.  Apple supplied Catalyst to solve this problem.  But it is really a
terrible selector,  Selector /// is somewhat better.
>
>5> I have no software or documentation relating to the Titan ///+// and
>///+//e cards.  I understand these give reasonably good 64K Apple ][+ and
>128K(?) unenhanced //e compatibility (as opposed to the 48K ][/][+
>Emulation disk included with the ///).  Does someone have a set of
>manuals and disks for these cards they would sell me?  Can the cards be
>modified to behave as an enhanced //e instead?  I figure the CPU in the
>/// can be changed to a 65C02 pretty easily, right?  What else might be
>required?

WAP has the software, and putting in a 65C02 is recommended.
>
>7> There was a precursor to AppleWorks called 3EZ Pieces (WP, SS, DB,
>file-card motif) available for the Apple ///.  Considering how bad the
>AppleWriter /// I have is (blech), and that VisiCalc is copy-protected, I
>would like to acquire 3EZ Pieces.  Can anyone sell me disks and manuals?

WAP
>8> There is apparently a better Operating System than SOS (not too hard
>to do) available for the /// mentioned in the FAQ along with the name of
>the author.  What is not mentioned is WHERE to get this OS.  Can anyone
>point me to a place to get/purchase this new Operating System?

Bob Consorti <75300.1543@compuserve.com>
>
>10> Anyone got a set of ProFile low-level format ROMs and software they'd
>sell me?  Just in case...

Good luck.  I have them, not for sale.

Louis