Re: Launch IIe Software from GS/OS?

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Steve ][ <sc-ii@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have a faint memory of being able to somehow take 8-bit full-disk or
> BRUNable software and launch it from the GS/OS Finder.

You can certainly launch ProDOS-8 SYS files (applications) from Finder.

You can also launch some types of documents or programs which run inside
a particular application, such as BASIC.SYSTEM.

GS/OS can take advantage of ProDOS-8 applications which support the
extended protocol for specifying a startup document, by patching the
pathname into a buffer near $2000 after the SYS file is in memory.
BASIC.SYSTEM supports this protocol as do a few other P8 applications.

This means you can directly launch a BAS file (Applesoft BASIC) from
Finder. Launching a BIN file will work as long as it runs under
BASIC.SYSTEM with a BRUN command.

This won't help with full disk software that needs to start up with PR#6
(or Ctrl-Apple-Reset).

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David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz