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From: toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: GS only ProDOS 8 release
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Date: 28 Jul 90 00:02:21 GMT
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dlyons@Apple.COM (David A. Lyons) writes:

>In article <9007271634.AA14476@apple.com> MQUINN%UTCVM@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU (me) writes:

>>[...] GS/OS programs keep scanning ALL the drives FOUR times! whenever a
>>load or save occurs and that takes FOREVER!  And I still use copy ][+ ALOT

I think the real solution to this is to rewrite the AppleDisk 5.25 driver.
What's the status of the GS/OS manuals (specifically volume 2, which I believe
contains the device driver info)?

BTW, I saw Toolbox Ref 3 on the shelves. I'm going to go get one soon.

>It's also conceivable that a future version of Standard File could provide a
>better way to move to another device, instead of Tabbing around past all
>your empty 5.25 drives.

Yeah, like my replacement P8 quit code does; you pretend there is a "/" (null)
prefix which is essentially a directory containing all online volumes. There
still needs to be a button that causes it to re-poll for switched/removed
disks, however, so you will still want the Disk button.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu