Re: ProDOS and Apple II (not +)

[David Schmenk <dschmenk@YUCH.gmail.com>]

David Empson wrote:
> schmidtd <schmidtd@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
> > On Aug 31, 12:28 am, David Schmenk <dschm...@YUCH.gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I've always assumed ProDOS wouldn't work on an Integer Basic Apple II.
> > The Basic Interpreter won't.  The kernel will.  So, if your disk has
> > a .SYSTEM file on it before BASIC.SYSTEM appears, that'll get loaded
> > and executed at $2000 no matter what.  Just make sure you don't depend
> > on BASIC or BI functions!
> >
> > > I fired up HBCC on my II and to my surprise, it worked.  Does anyone
> > > know of the ProDOS limitations on an Apple II besides running BASIC.SYSTEM?
> > At one point, ProDOS stopped supporting 48k machines and demanded that
> > you have 64k.  I don't remember where that break occurred, but it was
> > before the departure into 65C02 ("enhanced") land.
>
> Version 1.1 was the cutoff.
>
> ProDOS 1.0, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 will boot on a 48K ][ or ][+ (and on an
> Apple /// in emulation mode, I think), but 1.1 and later need 64K
> (language card in slot 0 for the ][ or ][+).
Thanks,

Dave...