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- BBC Micro function keys are supported. Use Open Apple with the number
keys for the unshifted function keys.
### HostFS
Applecorn's HostFS uses the ProDOS MLI to service all Acorn MOS filesystem
calls. This means that Applecorn works directly with ProDOS volumes, such
as floppy disks, mass storage devices and even network connected drives
using ADT's VEDrive.
Since Acorn's DFS allows filenames beginning with a digit, while ProDOS
requires names to begin with an alphabetic character, Applecorn prefixes
any filenames beginning with a digit with the letter 'N'.
### Star Commands
`*QUIT` - Terminate Applecorn and quit to ProDOS. Because the 'BBC Micro'
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`*DELETE filename` - Delete file `filename` from disk.
`*RENAME oldfilename newfilename` - Rename file `oldfilename` to
`newfilename`.
## How to Build
Applecorn is built natively on the Apple //e using the Merlin 8 assembler