Re: disk stuff (Re: GS, //e, and mystery cards)

[Carl Knoblock <cknoblo@oasis.novia.net>]

Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
> Derek Peschel writes ...
> > 
> > ....
> > 
> > BTW, I have *never* understood the reason for the existence of that BASICS
> > disk ....

>    Me neither-- well, maybe, once I knew, but the info was long forgotten. 
> On page 182 of the DOS Manual is the following: "The 'BASICS' diskette that 
> came with your DOS system master can be used to boot 13-sector diskettes on 
> your 16-sector system."

>      The diskette lets you boot 13-sector diskettes and start one of two 
> BASICs: Integer BASIC or regular Applesoft BASIC.

The Basics disk came out before they thought up "Boot 13" and the startup
program that loaded the "other" basic into the language card. If you have
the newer system disks, you don't need the Basics disk anymore. BTW, the
Basics disk was done in Pascal. If you have the old Apple Pascal, or newer
utilites that can read Pascal disks, you can see the directory.

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Carl G. Knoblock                     Metro Apple Computer Hobbyists
cknoblo@oasis.novia.net              Member: The Dead Computer Society
cknoblo@delphi.com                   KFest 97 July 30 - August 3, 1997