Subject: Re: Apple ][ DOS Loader?
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From: edhel@LOSETHECAPITALWORDSbigfoot.com (Edhel Iaur, Esq.)
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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 18:05:54 GMT
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On Sun, 14 Nov 1999 12:22:28 GMT, OberonZ <OberonZ@hotmail.com> wrote:

...
>On ProDOS, the fist track
>is not completely used up (I'm assuming that this is because there is
>a file ProDOS in every disk), then are there leading bytes denoting
>it's size?  What format does this "loader" need to have?
>
>Why am I interested?  I'd like to write something that'll load my own
>OS on an apple //.

Well, if it helps, I found that you can rename any SYS file to
"PRODOS", slap it on a ProDOS-formatted floppy, and that program will
start when you boot the disk (of course, if it tries to do any
disk-related activities...).

It's a great way to save room, sometimes.