Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!farrier
From: farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: //gs question
Message-ID: <32157@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 1 Jun 89 15:58:36 GMT
References: <2708@ndsuvax.UUCP>
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In article <2708@ndsuvax.UUCP> nuwilken@ndsuvax.UUCP (Scott Wilken) writes:
>
>I have a question concerning CDA's, NDA's, etc.
>
>If I were to put a directory named SYSTEM on a disk which boots under
>ProDOS 8, instead of loading P16 and running the finder, then put in the
>directories like /desk.accs and /system.setup, would these things load, or
>not?  I am inclined to think not, but I would like to use SYSBEEP and some
>CDA's with a few 8-bit programs.

	It will work if you are running a GS System disk (a system disk
	from a P8 system won't work).  The boot sequence on a GS System
	Disk performs the following steps (roughly)

		1. Inits the tool sets
		2. Does some internal mucking about
		3. Figures out which program to run next
		4. Loads all the system setup files
		5. Loads all the Desk Accessories
		6. Launches the program found in step 3

	If you are running a P8 application on the GS, then you will
	still be able to use CDAs and inits.

Cary Farrier