Re: 8-bit GUI desktop organizers and launchers

[spam@luddite.ca (Ned Ludd)]

Bill Garber <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote:

> "Ned Ludd" <spam@luddite.ca> wrote in message
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> >
> > Is 13 the maximum possible? I used to use A2DeskTop all the time on my
> > GS, but now I've got a 800MB "GarberDrive" with 16 Partitions plus 2 -
> > 3.5's and 2 - 5.25's (so now I'm stuck with GS/OS)... sure would be nice
> > to have DeskTop running on it :)
> 
> You are NOT stuck, put DeskTop on another ProDOS partition and boot
> from there. Simply hold OA when booting and while holding it at the menu
> press the number of that partition. Did you happen to read the manual?

Yeah, I figured out the boot option, installed DeskTop on another
partition but no luck... I think the problem is that DeskTop freezes
when it finds too many volumes online. It also leaves mystery files with
names like ?????FFF??? that are a bugger to get rid of... 
-s