Re: GS-OS problems!

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <3entkt$pnf@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>,
Dave Althoff <dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us> wrote:
> 

[snip]

> b.  Launch BASIC.SYSTEM out of the Finder, then issue the boot command.
> 
> It occurs to me that I could write a quickie ASM program to automate this
> process:
> 
> $2000:  4C 00 C6    JMP $C600   or...
> $2000:  4C 00 C5    JMP $C500
> depending on which slot I want.  Trouble is, if I store this as a binary
> file, GS/OS refuses to run it, saying that there is "no application
> associated" with the file.  And I can't seem to figure out how to store it
> as a SYS file... I tried "BSAVE BOOT6.SYSTEM,A$2000,L$06,TSYS" and got a
> PATH NOT FOUND error message.  (!).  Any tips on how I might do this?

If you use BSAVE to write to a binary file, it will create it if it
doesn't already exist.  For other file types, you must create them
before using BSAVE to write to them, e.g.

CREATE BOOT6.SYSTEM,TSYS
BSAVE BOOT6.SYSTEM,TSYS,A$2000,L3

> And why was the "STARTUP" menu (present in the original FINDER.SYS16)
> omitted from System 6?!

I think you mean the "Apple II Desktop" program (alias MouseDesk)
included with System 1.0 through 2.0.  This is a very primitive
ProDOS-8 program.  Finder runs under GS/OS, and it isn't possible to
boot a slot from GS/OS without launching ProDOS-8 first.


If you aren't using GS/OS on most boots, you might find my "Quitter"
program useful.  It is a ProDOS-8 SYS file which can be set up as the
first ".SYSTEM" file in the root directory of the hard drive (it has
to be renamed from "Quitter" to "Quitter.System").  It provides an
improved version of the Birds Better Bye program selector, and also
provides an easy way to boot other slots.  It is freeware, and should
be available on some of the FTP sites.

> Or for that matter, is there a better GS terminal program with VT100
> emulation that I should FTP and download?  Hey!  I just bought a
> computer...I can't afford ProTerm just yet...!

Z-Link is probably your best option (shareware).

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David Empson
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