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From: toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Desperately seeking Apple 2 E Dos 3.3 SYSTEM DISK
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Date: 26 Oct 90 23:42:57 GMT
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jh4o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeffrey T. Hutzelman) writes:

>Unfortunately, the DOS 3.3 System Master can't be mailed out over the
>net.

For legal reasons. However, I don't think Apple would be terribly upset
if we sent them a shrunk disk of it.

> Try going down to your local Apple dealer and see if they have
>one.  I know it's a long shot, but it might work.  Try wherever you
>would go to get the machine serviced; places that can service machines

They'll have to; they mailed me earlier and they don't have any comm software
for the //e's.

>that won't run ProDOS (like ]['s and ][+'s) have to have DOS 3.3 around
>somewhere.

Minor technical nitpick: any 64K Apple can run prodos, it's the applications
that require a ][+ or later. prodos used to run in 48K, but Apple dropped
support for that a while ago for quite justifiable reasons.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu