Super-Genius! Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 I ported Atari DOS to a cartridge. I just got tired of waiting for DOS to load each time I booted the computer. Now, just plug the cartridge in, turn the machine on, and DOS loads in less than one second. I need a few people to test the cartridge. I would like people who use all of the different function of DOS to test this for me. Email me and let me know if you are interested and I will send you a cartridge to test. The final version will be finished late next week. Yes, you get to keep the cartridge FREE!! Thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 Anything that optimizes the Atari computers is certainly worth trying, if I had a Dos cart I would probably use it often especially if it loaded up faster than the normal disk access. Should be fun trying it out with programs on the 1050 and my sio2pc cable. Maybe I could organize my 20 year old Home Filing manager lists and recipe cards more efficently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 Id be happy to test if you need some more folks. One thing I would ask is that if you're using DOS 2.5 auto config it to support 4 drives vs the 2 out of the box - maybe also have verify turned of for faster disk copying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Genius! Posted August 15, 2002 Author Share Posted August 15, 2002 Id be happy to test if you need some more folks. One thing I would ask is that if you're using DOS 2.5 auto config it to support 4 drives vs the 2 out of the box - maybe also have verify turned of for faster disk copying I am using DOS 2.05, that is the one I like the best. Once tested, any DOS version can be formated for the cartridge. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelen Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 Very nice to see dos on cartridge !! thelen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromizone Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 hey i dont have a dos program right now so having one in a cartridge would be SO AWESOME i had one on disk previously and i hated the loading time so am i eligable to get one o test for u I WOULD BE SO APPRICIATTIVE OF IT thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smf_4ever Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 I still run my 130xe (use an APE).. but I have plenty of uses for DOS on a cart. Let me know! I would be very interested! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 I don't want to kill the enthusiasm for this project, but Sparta 3.3 and MyDos 4 are available on cart from B&C and Video 61. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RucasRiot Posted September 8, 2002 Share Posted September 8, 2002 Sounds like a good idea! I'd LOVE to try it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 I have yet to recieve the DOS cart, if you just didn't send it, thats alright if it got lost in the mail, it would be unfortunate. just so you know, if it does turn up, ill let you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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