AWCTTYPA@UIAMVS.BITNET ("David A. Lyons") (03/26/89)
>Date: Sat, 25 Mar 89 23:34:49 GMT >From: Edward Wang <edward@UCBARPA.BERKELEY.EDU> >Subject: More //c plus questions > >Is it possible to convert an old ][ program to use ProDOS? [...] If you're talking about Applesoft BASIC programs with no machine language subroutines, you can generally just use System Utilities (or CONVERT or Copy II Plus or whatever) to copy the program to a ProDOS disk. Other stuff is more doubtful; would likely require quite a bit of rewriting (without souce code you'd be pretty much out of luck--ask the distributor if there's a ProDOS version of the program). >What's a good assembler for the beasty? I would like a reasonable >editor, ability (or information on how) to create sys files. Merlin Pro is good. It isn't the only one that's good, but it's the one I'm most familiar with. (Davex source code is currently assembled with Merlin Pro.) >What's a good source of information on things like disk layout (for >both ProDOS and DOS 3.?) and file formats, and generally all the >nitty gritties. The _ProDOS 8 Technical Reference Manual_ from Addison-Wesley is good. It's the offical reference. ISBN 0-201-17757-9. Ask your local bookstore, or order from A2-Central, or whatever. There are good third-party books, too, but I'd start with the Addison-Wesley book. For DOS 3.3 disk/file formats, try _Beneath Apple DOS_ from Quality Software. Not sure if it's still in print. --David A. Lyons bitnet: awcttypa@uiamvs DAL Systems CompuServe: 72177,3233 P.O. Box 287 GEnie mail: D.LYONS2 North Liberty, IA 52317 AppleLinkPE: Dave Lyons
mattd@Apple.COM (Matt Deatherage) (03/26/89)
In article <8903252138.aa08342@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> AWCTTYPA@UIAMVS.BITNET ("David A. Lyons") writes: >The _ProDOS 8 Technical Reference Manual_ from Addison-Wesley is >good. It's the offical reference. ISBN 0-201-17757-9. Ask your >local bookstore, or order from A2-Central, or whatever. There are >good third-party books, too, but I'd start with the Addison-Wesley >book. For DOS 3.3 disk/file formats, try _Beneath Apple DOS_ from >Quality Software. Not sure if it's still in print. > If you're going to write code using the ProDOS 8 MLI, I heartily recommend both the Addison-Wesley ProDOS 8 Technical Reference Manual (the hardcover version; no one should be buying any old A-W spiral-bound books) *AND* the complete set of Technical Notes, specifically the ProDOS 8 ones. "Beneath Apple DOS" is still around, although I don't know if it's in print. I saw one at A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books just the other day, and it's not even a computer book store. If all else fails, you can order it directly from Quality Software (or mail me the money and I'll go buy the one at ACWLPfB and mail it to you. Such a deal. > --David A. Lyons bitnet: awcttypa@uiamvs > DAL Systems CompuServe: 72177,3233 > P.O. Box 287 GEnie mail: D.LYONS2 > North Liberty, IA 52317 AppleLinkPE: Dave Lyons (look for that bitnet address to change to "dlyons@apple.com" next month. Not that Dave would change his signature, which has a GEnie address he hasn't used for about three months...) :-) ============================================================================== Matt Deatherage, Apple Computer, Inc. | "The opinions expressed in this tome Send PERSONAL mail ONLY (please) to: | should not be construed to imply that AppleLink PE: Matt DTS GEnie: AIIDTS | Apple Computer, Inc., or any of its CompuServe: 76703,3030 | subsidiaries, in whole or in part, Usenet: mattd@apple.com | have any opinion on any subject." UUCP: (other stuff)!ames!apple!mattd | "So there." =============================================================================
bsherm@umbio.MIAMI.EDU (Bob Sherman) (03/27/89)
Would like to take this chance and welcome Matt to the net, and also send
thanks to him for the GREAT job he has done with the November and March
revisions of the Apple II tech notes. Not only is he getting them done,
but he is riding herd and making surthey are getting out to the
developer world where they can do the most good.
Now if only Matt or Keith would take Rob Moore by the hand and show him
how to access thi net, we could have yet another good Apple voice
onlne. Rob told me months ago he was interested, but had never seen the
net..
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