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Re: apple ii disks
- Subject: Re: apple ii disks
- From: A2Pro <a2@wilserv.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:33:01 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi!
On Apr 26, 4:52 pm, Brendan wrote:
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> If I recall correctly (I was a little kid when I last used one of these) I
> need a disk to boot up "pro dos". Can I create a properly formatted 3.5
> disk with prodos on it with a modern computer? Is that all I need to get a
> prompt and be able to input BASIC commands?
You don't need a disk drive to play with BASIC. ProDOS is one of
the operating systems you can use to control external media devices.
There is also DOS 3.3 and UCSD Pascal.
> Also, the GS has an ADB port. Can I just get any old macintosh ADB keyboard
> and mouse and plug them into the IIgs?
Yes, that's right.
> How useful are the 5 1/4 disk drives if I have a 3.5 drive?
Not very.
Willi