Re: Utility to write DOS 3.3 disks under GS/OS?

[dalloff@gcfn.org (Dave Althoff Jr)]

Bill Garber (willy46pa@comcastDOTnet) wrote:

: "Glenn Jones" <rg.jones@rogers.com> wrote in message
: news:lo7sc.4161$4Ir.427@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...
: : "Willi Kusche" <a2@wilserv.com> wrote in message
: : 5e7193b4.0405231133.569c160e@posting.google.com">news:5e7193b4.0405231133.569c160e@posting.google.com...
: : > Hi!
: : >
: : > "Glenn Jones" <rg.jones@rogers.com> wrote in message
: :
: news:<oL1sc.24361$U1f1.9511@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>
: ...
: : > > Is there a program to write Apple DOS 3.3
: : > > disks from GS/OS?
: : >
: : > If there's no FST for DOS 3.3, there's Chameleon
: : > that runs under ProDOS 8.
: : >
: : > Willi
: :
: : Hi Willi
: :
: : the FST is read only... unfortunately
: :
: : Right now I am switching to ProDOS 8 CopyIIplus but
: : was hoping to find a native GS/OS program to write
: : directly to DOS 3.3 disks.

: Yeah, that's what we need. Why isn't anyone writing
: a CDA like MUG! for DOS 3.3 disks? I would, but I can
: barely do what I'm doing, let alone write 65C816 tools.

As I recall, the basic problem is that Apple never provided the
documentation necessary for writing an FST, so no one has been able to
finish the DOS 3.3 FST.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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