ko0g+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Kevin O'Neill) (03/21/90)
I just found this bb, so the questions have probably been asked before.
I have an Apple //e circa '83 (not enhanced) with the usual stuff from that
era: 128k, two 5.25" drives, DOS3.3. I've recently added a 3.5" 800k drive
in order to run a specific ProDOS package for educators. There are other
programs, written in Applesoft Basic, for which I need help in either of two
ways:
Q1: Can I access the 3.5" drive from DOS3.3?
One of the programs stores data and calculations to a 173k disk; at
present this disk is max-ed out at 137 records, and I have to increase
the file by approx. 10%. There is obviously not enough room.
I have the option of splitting the data file and storing it on two
disks, but I'd rather make use of the expanded space on the 3.5"
drive. Problem is I can't seem to identify it via DOS3.3; I've
tried to format a disk there using INIT HELLO, S7,D1 and it just
sits there amazed at my ignorance.
Do I need a more recent version of DOS? What am I missing here?
Q2: Can I convert from Applesoft Basic to IBM Basic?
Another related program reads selected portions into memory from the
data file in order to run an iterative series of calculations and store
the calculations to the disk for further work & reports. The program
runs extremely slowly (Applesloth?), and additional increases in the
size of the data file retrieved to memory are likely going to
max-out at some point.
I would like to get these programs over to my IBM PS/2, for obvious
reasons. Can I get there from here, without manually re-entering the
programs (I'm not concerned about the data)? I've been advised to
take an intermediate step: //e -> mac -> IBM, but the folks advising
me are not familiar enough with the //e to suggest how to accomplish
this; they advised me to look for help here. Soooo ... HELP!
Any suggestions would be most appreciated.