Sal Bug

Sorry if this is a dumb question, it seems so simple but I've searched and I
can't find the answer anywhere. Is it possible to run Apple IIe software
under the GSOS 6.0.1 GUI from a hard drive? Or do you need to reboot GSOS
and then boot from the 5.25" floppy as you would on an Apple IIe? Thanks in
advance for you help

David Schmidt

On 1/23/2012 5:45 PM, Sal Bug wrote:
> Sorry if this is a dumb question, it seems so simple but I've searched and I
> can't find the answer anywhere. Is it possible to run Apple IIe software
> under the GSOS 6.0.1 GUI from a hard drive? Or do you need to reboot GSOS
> and then boot from the 5.25" floppy as you would on an Apple IIe? Thanks in
> advance for you help

An 8-bit ProDOS application will run fine under GSOS. The ProDOS 8
launcher takes over, runs your app, and then exits back to GSOS when
it's done. You can't run DOS apps this way - it's not a boxed virtual
machine - but it works well for ProDOS.

D Finnigan

David Schmidt wrote:
> On 1/23/2012 5:45 PM, Sal Bug wrote:
>> Sorry if this is a dumb question, it seems so simple but I've searched
>> and I
>> can't find the answer anywhere. Is it possible to run Apple IIe software
>> under the GSOS 6.0.1 GUI from a hard drive? Or do you need to reboot GSOS
>> and then boot from the 5.25" floppy as you would on an Apple IIe? Thanks
>> in
>> advance for you help
>
> An 8-bit ProDOS application will run fine under GSOS. The ProDOS 8
> launcher takes over, runs your app, and then exits back to GSOS when
> it's done. You can't run DOS apps this way - it's not a boxed virtual
> machine - but it works well for ProDOS.
>

Here is a related tip that I wished I had known earlier:

If you are in the ProDOS BASIC.SYSTEM, type BYE to exit. This will take you
back to GS/OS, or a program launcher.

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