Re: Pseudo-disk *almost* ready for the big time.

["PZ" <skierpaul@yahoo.com>]

So how many images is the firmware setup to handle?  Say I get an
obnoxiously large SD card in the future, could I store a 1000 images?

ProDOS/DOS mass storage aside, I'm trying to weigh the benefits of the
Pseudo disk vs an SVD.  If its possible to sever the PC link and be
able to load and swap images solely on the Apple II, then you have a
winner.

- Paul

Alex Freed wrote:
> "PZ" <skierpaul@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> 1161866884.319955.164810@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com">news:1161866884.319955.164810@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi Alex, I'm interested, however I have a few questions.
> >
> > Is it possible to copy disk images directly to the Pseudo-disk directly
> > from an Apple?  For example, I have a very large archive of SHK disks,
> > can I simply unshrink a disk to a particular volume on the Pseudo-disk
> > and then boot from it?
>
> Yes, it's possible. If you write an Apple program to do so.
>
> The interface can read/write any physical "sector" on the SD card. So it
> should
> not be too hard to write such a program. However it is probably much easier
> to
> do this on a PC/Mac or a Linux box.
>
> >
> > How do multi-sided games work?  At some point a program will say
> > "insert side 2" - is there a way to read the keyboard for an obscure
> > key combination (to enter a menu) in-order to "swap" disks or will this
> > interfere with a "press any key" scenareo?
>
> There are DIP switches on the board that can select a NIB image. It is
> possible
> to make a switch external, but may not look good.
>
> Any key combination must be programmed on Apple: the interface board doesn't
> see the Apple keyboard.
> 
> 
> -Alex.