Re: network booting

[ol.sc@web.de (Oliver Schmidt)]

Hi,

>So you mean have the client convert a track/sector into a file offset,
>and seek to that point in the file? I.e. for a standard 16 sector DOS
>3.3 dsk, a RWTS for track 3, sector 2 would be converted to a read
>request for 256 bytes from offset (((16*3)+2)*256)=3D12800

Yes, that what thought.

>> Could you elaborate on what you are refering to with "layered device
>> drivers" in ProDOS8?

>I meant the fact ProDOS8 supports device drivers, seperate from the
>file management layer. So instead of patching RWTS, and hoping any
>program you want to run does actually use the loaded RWTS and not try
>to access the disk drive directly, you can be a lot more confident
>that a ProDOS8 app will work regardless of what the storage medium it
>resides on is.

I see. Thanks for clarifying.

Best, Oliver