Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!nuchat!xcluud!gtolar From: gtolar@xcluud.sccsi.com (Glynne Tolar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: MD-BASIC (was:Re: Apple ][ BBS Software) Message-ID: <78m633w164w@xcluud.sccsi.com> Date: Thu, 06 Jun 91 23:48:53 CDT References: <808@generic.UUCP> Organization: Montrose UFO Appreciation Society & Data Haven sysadmin@pnet91.cts.com (Matthew Montano) writes: > to read and write files? Nope, reads and writes files itself, block by block, > by passing the standard MLI calls. Real stupid there.. your simply asking for > a corrupted HD. > I said I was going to stay out of this but when I see a blatent lie I've got to step in. Take it from someone who has completely disassembled ACOS. There ain't a ProDOS block write call in any version I've seen! I don't buy some of your other sayings eather but like I said, I ain't getting into this. It's almost as bad as II vs. Mac messages. ---- You can paint it all kinds of pretty colors and have speakers give it glowing reviews, but abortion is still baby killing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ gtolar@xcluud.sccsi.com <-or-> uunet!nuchat!xcluud!gtolar I didn't write the organization or path. I just use it.