Re: Where can I find DOS33.LNCHR.BXY to launch DOS 3.3 from HD?

[Roger Johnstone <roger@ihug.invalid>]

In <20031016212103.05956.00001292@mb-m10.aol.com> Obsbedia2 wrote:

> Cruising the Lamp! and I came across this program.   I'm not certain 
> if it's 8 or 16 bit.  I'm looking for an installer/launcher for DOS 3.
> 3 programs, and I'd prefer it to work on the //e. -JaY
>
> DOS33.LNCHR.BXY   This program lets you install DOS 3.3 programs--or 
> entire  """""""""""""""   disks--on your ProDOS hard disk or on 3.5-
> inch disks.   You can then launch these DOS 3.3 programs via your 
> favourite program  launcher.  This unofficial release (v2.1) 
> supposedly supports networks.   Daniel Pfarrer assembled this version 
> from the remains of the source code  on programmer John MacLean's hard 
> disk.

Version 2.0 is available from the Trenco archive
<http://www.gno.org/pub/apple2/appledos33/utils/launchers/>

I haven't used it in years, but from memory it includes disk imaging 
programs for both 8-bit Apples and the IIGS.

-- 
Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand

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