Re: OS/A+ DOS for Apple

[cas <cas_news@strotmann.de>]

Carsten Strotmann wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking for technical background information on the Apple OS/A+ DOS.
> OS/A+ was a product of Optimized System Software (OSS). OSS Programmer
> Paul Laughton wrote (at least part) of Apple DOS 3 and Atari Dos 2.0 while
> at Shepardson Microsystems.
> 
> I believe that OS/A+ Version 4 for Atari is part compatible with or
> similar to Apple DOS 3. We already have collected some technical
> information from the OS/A+ Handbook from the Atari Version at
> http://www.strotmann.de/twiki/bin/view/APG/OssAPlusFour
> 
> But some values documented as "reserved" in the Atari Version seems to be
> used. Also the Atari Handbook makes a reverence to a DOS 3, and at the
> time of publication, no Atari DOS Version 3 exists (1982), so this might
> be Apple DOS 3.
> 
> I would be happy if anyone knows about the Apple 2 Version of OS/A+. Was
> it used? Does anyone sell a copy of it? Or is a diskimage available?
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Carsten Strotmann
> Atari Bit Byter User Club (ABBUC)

in this Wikipedia talk at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Optimized_Systems_Software
Bill Wilkinson says that OSS never sold Apple 2 OS/A+ :(

So I will not see OS/A+ on my IIc...

Carsten