[net.micro.apple] Can Apple // PRODOS software run on an Apple ///

lane@dalcs.UUCP (11/02/86)

(I meant to ask this in my previous submission about Apple ///'s...
 Sorry to make you hit the "n" key twice!)

I have been given to understand that Apple's PRODOS operating system
was developed directly from their SOS o/s which they used on the ///.
In fact some of their SOS documentation mentions fields, etc. used in
ProDos.  I'm wondering how close are they?  Can ProDos data disks be
read by an Apple /// under SOS and vice-versa?  Will ProDos software 
work on an Apple /// under SOS?  Will ProDos work on an Apple ///?
How about compatiblity between Apple II's or //'s running CPM and 
Apple /// CPM?

(This should be interesting... :-)

Many thanks to any respondents.

-- 
John Wright
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ranger@ecsvax.UUCP (Rick N. Fincher) (11/06/86)

> ProDos.  I'm wondering how close are they?  Can ProDos data disks be
> read by an Apple /// under SOS and vice-versa?  Will ProDos software 
> work on an Apple /// under SOS?  Will ProDos work on an Apple ///?
> How about compatiblity between Apple II's or //'s running CPM and 
> Apple /// CPM?
> 

Prodos and SOS data files are interchangable.  /// Easy Pieces is
almost identical to AppleWorks and their data files are interchangeable.
The Apple /// cannot run prodos or Prodos software in the native mode.
Sine the emulation mode only has 48K you must buy a //e emulator from
Titan Technologies to run Prodos and Prodos software on the ///.
Prodos requires 64K.

Rick Fincher