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This is an alternate approach proposed by Sean Nolan in 1987 which allows placing the driver files in a subdirectory of the root volume to avoid clutter and file ordering issues. Only a SETUP.SYSTEM file is needed at the top level, and the drivers go into a SETUPS/ directory. All drivers here (except QUIT.SYSTEM and SETUP.SYSTEM itself) have alternate forms built into the /DRIVERS/SETUPS/ directory as XYZ.SETUP instead of XYZ.SYSTEM. If you choose to use SETUP.SYSTEM, place these .SETUP files in your SETUPS/ directory. The naming doesn't matter - any SYS or BIN file can be used - but this convention makes distribution easier. These .SETUP files do **NOT** chain to the next file - that's handled by SETUP.SYSTEM itself. Resolves #16 |
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README.md
Utilities
- DATE
- Prints the current ProDOS date/time, to verify the time is set and updating. Run from the BASIC prompt:
-DATE
- Prints the current ProDOS date/time, to verify the time is set and updating. Run from the BASIC prompt:
- QUIT.SYSTEM
- This invokes the ProDOS quit handler immediately. It can be used as the last in a chain of "driver" installers to invoke the program selector, e.g. if you want to also keep
BASIC.SYSTEMin your root directory but not launch it.
- This invokes the ProDOS quit handler immediately. It can be used as the last in a chain of "driver" installers to invoke the program selector, e.g. if you want to also keep
- PAUSE.SYSTEM
- Waits for a fraction of a second before invoking the next driver file. Useful in case the log messages from the driver installers go by too quickly!
- ME.FIRST.SYSTEM
- Moves the current volume to the end of DEVLST. Niche, but useful in some circumstances.