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From: ags@pucc-h (Dave Seaman)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: Re: prodos on an apple ][+ (old question
Message-ID: <2495@pucc-h>
Date: Tue, 3-Dec-85 09:38:26 EST
Article-I.D.: pucc-h.2495
Posted: Tue Dec  3 09:38:26 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 6-Dec-85 06:41:31 EST
References: <46@<2a3bb0e3.UUCP> <11700007@ism70.UUCP> <226@scbhq.UUCP>
Reply-To: ags@pucc-h.UUCP (Dave Seaman)
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
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In article <226@scbhq.UUCP> sdp@scbhq.UUCP writes:
>In the PROM, my version of ProDos 1.0.1 looks for the words
>"Apple ][", and in the disk drive it looks for a bit pattern in the
>drive controller card to make sure it is an Apple card.
			  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>While looking at the disk controller it  determins if there is a ProFile
> or if it is a 5 1/2" disk drive.

I have booted ProDos on non-Apple disk controller cards, so part of this
claim is untrue.  I suspect ProDos is just trying to figure out whether
it has a disk controller, and if so, what type.
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Dave Seaman	  {decvax|harpo|ihnp4|inuxc|seismo|ucbvax}!pur-ee!pucc-h!ags