Re: OS/A+ DOS for Apple

[David Williams <dlw@trailingedge.com>]

I think this is the first time I've posted in a newgroup in almost 10 
years now. :)

I have the manuals for OSS CP/A on my site.  Have the discs for it around 
somewhere but it would take me some time to dig them up.  Bought it for 
my Apple II+ way back in the day.  Probably as close to OS/A+ for the 
Apple II as you can get.

http://www.trailingedge.com/apple2/

David

Carsten Strotmann <cas_news@strotmann.de> wrote in
pan.2006.10.07.10.36.18.874027@strotmann.de:">news:pan.2006.10.07.10.36.18.874027@strotmann.de: 

> 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)
>