Re: DOSPLUS for the Apple II

[CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com>]

Bill Buckels wrote:
> "CBFalconer" <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> When you want to cram many files, especially executable binaries,
>> only one disk, take a look at DOSPLUS 2.5, together with CCPLUS
>> and other things. It is totally compatible with CP/M 2.2, freely
>> available with full source. You can use ccpxtend with the
>> original CP/M, or install CCPLUS and make usage automatic, or
>> install the whole system and get all the advantages. These
>> systems allow you to pack things into .LBR files, avoiding the 1
>> or 2k average loss per file.  See:
> 
>>    <http://cbfalconer.home.att.net/download/cpm/>
> 
> This sounds interesting. How do I go about creating standard
> Apple II 140K Disk Images using DOSPLUS for the PCPI Applicard
> and for the MicroSoft SoftCard?
> 
> Also, if I was to want to use this with a CF card in my
> Microdrive, what type of partition manager comes with this to
> make it compatible with the other Apple II filing systems.
> 
> I downloaded this from your site and since I am still no wiser I
> wondered if I should go through the effort without first asking
> if what I want to do will work.

Read the various .DOC files in the zips.  It is something like 20
years since I prepared those things, so my memory is not as
accurate as the documentation I wrote back then.  You can't enable
all the new features without updating the bios, but you can get
most of it.  All the components fit into the same space as the
originals, and most of the critical data (such as error connectors)
are in the same locations.  The really critical thing is that you
need a Z80, not an 8080.

Incidentally, you didn't start a new thread.  You just changed the
name of this one.  Which is fine.

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