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- From: greis@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Gayla Ann Greis)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: DOS 3.3 Launcher
- Date: 5 Nov 1992 22:10:37 GMT
- Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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- Message-ID: <1dc64tINNd1j@uwm.edu>
- References: <1992Nov4.205722.3994@aw2.fsl.ca.boeing.com>
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- From article <1992Nov4.205722.3994@aw2.fsl.ca.boeing.com>, by prl3546@aw2.fsl.ca.boeing.com (Philip R. Lindberg):
- > From article <1992Nov1.225110.24955@fawlty.towers.oz.au>, by johnmac@fawlty.towers.oz.au (John MacLean):
- >> Just a post to say I'm quite disappointed in the response to my DOS 3.3
- >> Launcher program.
-
- >> I'm curious if people out there using DOS 3.3 Luancher, or if I'm just
- >> wasting my time.
- >> Any comments?
-
- > Please don't see slow response as no interest. You're not wasting your
- > time. The more companies that drop out of the Apple II the more the
- > demand will be there for people like you fill the gap.
-
- John, I've replied and replied, by vn return paths never seem to go through.
- I think most importantly - even if people don't have DOS3.3 stuff still
- around - is a method of creating a new file system, without creating a new
- file system. If I am correct, you use a disk image of the DOS disk, and
- intercept all 3.3 type calls to it. Perhaps this might be one way to
- bundle a UNIX OS under ProDos? A special FEx could move things in and out
- of this "suitcase", and GNO could be told to limit it's access to only
- this special partition. (Or the SuperUser could have full access, because
- then you don't need access bits)
-
- I would say, no, you're not wasting your time if you're willing to share
- your techniques and aren't heart-set on creating a super-wonderful Dos3.3
- launcher. (Which it may well be, but I haven't used it yet not having
- any useful 3.3 stuff)
-