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From: crew@pro-harvest.cts.com (Chris Wicklein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: GS only ProDOS 8 release
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Date: 23 Jul 90 17:58:06 GMT
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> Suggestion Dave...  In your next release of the IIgs System Software, it wld

> be nice to have a GS specific release of P8.  What I'd like to see is the
> ability to access more than two drives per slot.  I know there will be some
> compatibility problems with current Prodos 8 software, but I'm sure most of
> it can be taken into consideration and worked around.  I'm sure there are a
> lot of others out there that can think of other improvements to P8.
> Oh yea, like access to >32 megs per volume.  :)

> Laer Haider
> lhaider@pro-beagle.cts.com

        This sounds a little silly to me. Why bother with a version of ProDOS
8 to exploit some of the extra features of the IIGS? The only software that
would benefit from a GS-only P8 release would only run on the IIGS. If you
want to write GS only software, why not use GS/OS, or even ProDOS 16? Each of
these 16-bit operating systems (especially GS/OS) is easier to program for
when writing GS apps, and are faster, superior, operating systems.
 

      
 
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