If you own an Apple II computer, we have news for you: One has just been released new update του ProDOS για πρώτη φορά μετά από 23 χρόνια, χάρη στον software developer John Brooks.
1993 released ProDOS in the 2.0.3 version and since then it has been the latest Apple official update for the Apple II series. But on Friday it was replaced by ProDOS 8 in the 2.4 version, released by Brooks to mark 30 anniversary of Apple IIGS.
For the story of Steve Jobs introduced the first Apple II computers designed by Steve Wozniak in 1977. The Apple IIGS was the fifth model in the Apple II series, released on September 15, 1986. Apple continued to sell the Apple II series until 1993.
As noted by Ars Technica, the update brings improvements for previous Apple.
Those who do not have an Apple II PC Internet Archive created an emulator that runs the ProDOS 2.4 update.
Brooks' improvements to the new ProDOS include a Bitsy Bye, a new launcher and a new Bitsy Boot, a utility for quick and easy startup of Apple II. Ars reports that Bitsy Bye runs less than 1 kB RAM while the boot utility runs less than 400 bytes, making it an example of high-performance coding.
The ProDOS 2.4 ISO is available at the end of the publication but and on the Brooks Call-APPLE page. According to Brooks, her first screen applicationς εμφανίζει την ημερομηνία 16-Αύγουστου-16 "για τον Woz" και μάλλον αναφέρεται στον SWEET16, τον metaprocessor στα 16-bit που έγραψε ο Wozniak και χρησιμοποιήθηκε στον Αpple II.
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140k ProDOS 2.4 disk image: prodos_2_4-dsk
