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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David A. Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: GS only ProDOS 8 release
Message-ID: <43376@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 27 Jul 90 02:05:57 GMT
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <0.apple.info-apple@pro-harvest> crew@pro-harvest.cts.com (Chris Wicklein) writes:
>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?

I tend to agree with this--I would rather see a 128K-Apple II version of
ProDOS 8, if that's what it takes, to fit some more features in.  There
are compatibility problems with this too, but if everybody starts following
the rules as currently laid out in the ProDOS 8 Technical Notes, then
the system can grow into most of the auxiliary-memory language card,
leaving the main 46K ($800..BFFF) in auxiliary memory for the application,
but leaving the user without a /RAM disk.

Of course, such a version would work on the GS, too (and you'd still
have /RAM5 if you wanted it).

(By the way, I don't get to actually make decisions about what features
will be in future Apple products.  I can make well-thought-out
recommendations to the right people, though.)
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