shan@ihlpl.ATT.COM (Califf) (08/03/87)
I am interested in finding out whether, while in BASIC mode, whether there
is a command (POKE,etc...) that will allow you to set a ProDOS pathname,
without having to use the SYSTEM UTILITIES, etc.. to do it for you. I am
sure there is, but I am not overly experienced with ProDOS. Also, what is
the difference between ProDOS BASIC and APPLESOFT?
Please send mail to:
Shannon Califf
ihlpl!shan
or call
312-979-6994
Thanks!god3@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Peter Godwin) (08/04/87)
Shannon Califf asks how to set a prefix under BASIC. Using PRODOS V1.1.1 the following works: 10 D$ = CHR$(4) 15 PREFIX$ = "" :REM SET PREFIX$ TO YOUR DIRECTORY NAME EG. APPLEWORKS 20 ?D$;"PREFIX /";PREFIX$ It DOES work... I have tried it -- Peter Godwin | ...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!god3 Univ. of Chicago Comp Ctr | x9.xpg@uchicago 5335 S. Kimbark Ave., Apt. #2 | god3%sphinx@uchicago Chicago, IL 60615 | Phone #: 312-288-1816
burton@SILVER.BACS.INDIANA.EDU (Rex_Burton) (08/04/87)
when you find out the difference between prodos basic and applesoft could you forward me the info i'de like to know the difference also . thanks in advance
whitney@think.COM (David Whitney) (08/06/87)
In article <8708041233.aa14008@SMOKE.BRL.ARPA> burton@SILVER.BACS.INDIANA.EDU (Rex_Burton) writes: >when you find out the difference between prodos basic and applesoft could >you forward me the info i'de like to know the difference also . >thanks in advance OK. ProDOS Basic isn't really BASIC at all. The file BASIC.SYSTEM is an attachment to Applesoft so that the various commands like LOAD, SAVE, CATALOG won't cause a ?SYNTAX ERROR. Without BASIC.SYSTEMN loaded, there is NO interface from Applesoft to ProDOS. In other words, CATALOG will cause a ?SYNTAX ERROR. On the other hand, if some application doesn't require an interface from BASIC to ProDOS (such as AppleWorks), BASIC.SYSTEM need not be loaded. Hope this helps. David Whitney, MIT '90 Still learning about my Apple //GS {the known universe}!ihnp4!think!whitney and all of its secrets. Any and all whitney@think.com technical info appreciated. DISCLAIMER: You didn't actually believe all that, did you?
rre@ihlpg.ATT.COM (Velveteen Rabbit Corps) (08/06/87)
I always thought there wasn't. PRODOS BASIC contains all of Applesoft within it; PBASIC just allows one to use the disk drives and such. You get pure ABasic when you turn on the computer, and hit Cntrl-Reset, but you can't save anything you do there, because you don't have any disk I/O commands, like LOAD and SAVE. Otherwise they're one and the same. (or at least so I think.) -- Roger R. Espinosa Live from the Rabbit Ranch ihnp4!ihlpg!rre