Fixing ProDOS 8 boot for RamFAST users

[iigs@wam.umd.edu (The Doctor)]

A while ago there was a discussion about booting into ProDOS 8 using
GS/OS 6.0.1 and having a RamFAST posed a problem.  There is a simple
patch that can be made to the PRODOS file on your boot disk/partition.
Note:  This PRODOS file is NOT the ProDOS 8 boot file, but the GS/OS
boot file.
Using an unmodified version of PRODOS (without a ProBOOT (or equivalent)
addition) and a copy that is NOT the original, you want to change
$430 byte of the file and change it to a valid ASCII character with the
high-bit set.  For example, if you want the escape key to enter ProDOS 8
(instead of 8), then change the byte value of $B8 to $9B.
In BASIC, this can be accomplished as follows:
BLOAD PRODOS,A$2000,TSYS
poke 9264,155
BSAVE PRODOS,A$2000,TSYS

this will make the escape key the toggle key, instead of the number 8.
If you want the tab key as the toggle key, change the poke to:
poke 9264,137

DON'T MODIFY THE FILES ON THE ORIGINAL DISKS.  For those who don't want
to change it manually, I will have a program out this weekend to perform
this patch safely.

Geoff
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