Re: Just bought an Apple IIc. Prodos questions.

[mspangler <mspangler@gemsi.com>]

You can use the Prodos version of the assembler on your IIc and with
the 3.5" drive.

You probably should check the IIc to make sure it has a 3.5"
compatible ROM. Poke around here or on google to find the ID bytes.
There are at least three versions of the IIc, and the oldest did not
support 3.5" drives, but it did support an external 5.25 drive. In
fact, type in PR#7 and see what happens.

Most binary software for DOS 3.3 will not work on Prodos, most
Applesoft programs will work with very minor tweaking.

There are ways to use DOS 3.3 on a 3.5" drive, but it takes hacking.


On Mar 24, 6:48 pm, Carl Gundel <basicfo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all.  I just bought a used Apple IIc in good working order with an
> internal 5.25 drive and an external 3.5 drive.  Am I right in thinking
> that I need Prodos to use the external disk drive?
>
> I am an old time Apple II+ programmer, but I haven't touched an Apple
> II since about 1985.  I know nothing about Prodos.  Can I use software
> on Prodos that was written for Apple DOS 3.3?  I want to play with
> 6502 assembler so I purchased a copy of the Merlin assembler which
> comes with DOS 3.3 on the disk, but no utilities.  I also ordered a
> set of Apple IIc original disks but don't have them yet.  Hopefully
> those will all come in readable condition.
>
> Will I be able to use the Merlin assembler with Prodos?
>
> Also, are there any decent Prodos tutorials online?
>
> Thanks a ton!
> -Carl Gundel, author of Liberty BASIChttp://www.libertybasic.com