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Re: Simple selector for DOS 3.3 Launcher?
omashiroi@yahoo.com wrote:
I got the SHK for Prosel 8 off the internet and put it on a disk image
with cider press and tried to run it, but can not figure out how to
make it boot. At first I figured it was because there was also the 16
bit version on the disk, but after removing that it still would not
work. Any suggestions?
The real answer is to read the documentation. ;-) It's on the disk.
Boot ProDOS from another disk (or your CFFA), then CATALOG the ProSel
disk and you'll see the documentation and how to read it.
ProSel is a .STSTEM program that should be copied to the main directory
of your boot volume, and it should be the first .SYSTEM program in the
directory (unless you have a no-slot clock or other add-on that has a
.SYSTEM "patch" file that runs first, then runs another .SYSTEM file).
When you boot ProDOS (which is not on the ProSel distribution disk, so
it won't boot), it will automatically run the first .SYSTEM file in the
main directory of the boot volume, which will run ProSel.
BTW, the extensive set of outstanding disk utilities that is distributed
with ProSel, like Cat Doctor, will make rearranging directories trivial.
A large "hard disk", like a CFFA, will eventually contain hundreds of
programs and their associated data in a large number of directories
and subdirectories. ProSel makes running programs in a rich environment
very easy, and is well worth the small investment in understanding how
it works.
The same goes for the utilities, which are much better and more robust
than the usual, like Copy II Plus (though they don't address copying
protected disks at all).
On Mar 21, 4:56 am, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
omashi...@yahoo.com wrote:
I am trying to get DOS 3.3 Launcher going and it needs a separate
software to pass the disk image info to the main executable. It
suggested prosel, but that seems kind of a hassle. I am just looking
for something quick and easy. I am trying to setup some games and
stuff on a IIe for my kid and want to boot this off a CFFA card.
ProSel is a very versatile menu-driven selector that allows
configuration of the startup path, etc. It's really worthwhile
spending a few minutes getting familiar with it--you'll find
yourself using it a lot with a CFFA-sized drive.
What could be easier than using the cursor keys to position
a highlight bar on your custom menu and pressing ENTER?
-michael
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