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Re: Apple DES program

Subject: Re: Apple DES program
From: guertinp@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Paul Guertin)
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 1994 07:27:18 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: Universite de Montreal, Canada
References: <9403292153.AA24915@apple.com> <CnIM9B.IAD@iro.umontreal.ca> <CnJHy8.BM5@crash.cts.com>
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shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford) writes:
>If I recall you say it runs under DOS and encrypts entire 5.25 disks. All I
>can say is WHY?!? DOS? UGH!! 

Because my Apple II doesn't have a 3.5" drive nor a hard drive.
ProDOS with 5.25" disks? UGH!!

>Would it be easy to convert the source to ProDOS
>and make it support other disks sizes and files as well as entire disks?

It should be easy. The DOS-specific routines are very simple (calls to
RWTS) and they are independent from the encryption routines. 

>Mebbe
>I'll convert the source to ProDOS and run it through the Merlin->ORCA trans-
>lator and see what I can do.

That would be great! 

Paul Guertin
guertinp@iro.umontreal.ca

References:
- Apple DES program
  - From: M_TATROE@PRIME.DELTA.EDU
- Re: Apple DES program
  - From: shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford)

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