Re: The Difference between ProDos - 16 and GS/OS.

[mjensen2@wpo.uwsuper.edu (MATTHEW L. JENSEN)]

In article <21JAN199518190503@cc.weber.edu> mkeeney@cc.weber.edu (Michael Keeney) writes:

>At the time I purchased my IIe, ProDos was just coming on the scene.  This
>was in 1984.  And when the IIgs came out I understood that Prodos 16 was
>the operating system for that particular Apple II.  Now, I'm hearing
>a lot about GS/OS.  Can anyone out there explain to me the difference
>between ProDos 16 and GS/OS?  I'd greatly appreciate it.

Here it is, REALLY simplified: :)
- ProDOS 16 was based on ProDOS 8; GS/OS is completely 16-bit.
- GS/OS has more tools, and a better Finder.
- GS/OS is *much* faster.
- GS/OS is filesystem-independent;  P16 can only use ProDOS disks, while GS/
OS can use any filesystem for which there is an FST. (filesystem translator)
- GS/OS supports forked files (data & resource forks) like the...er...Mac :<
- GS/OS runs correctly on the ROM 03.

If anyone would like to elaborate, be my guest!  This is a very brief list 
of the many improvements GS/OS holds over P16.

In a nutshell, GS/OS is a real operating system, while ProDOS 16 is just a 
hack that Apple made to get the GS out as quickly as possible.

-Matt
mjensen2@student.uwsuper.edu