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Support for other DOS , problem with blank ATR
I tried the atr for fastbasic-v4.6 in Atari800MacX it seems I BW DOS cannot access/format DOS images, even creating a new one gives error.
Can we add other atari DOS build options ?
Hi!
It is easy to build a disk image using other DOS, I selected BW-DOS because:
- It is free to use,
- It is small,
- Runs on Atari 800 and XL computers,
- The command line allows for easy running of programs.
Yes, one limitation is that BW-DOS does not support the Atari DOS filesystems. But this is also a limitation of other DOS, as Atari DOS 2 does not support DOS 1 or DOS 2.5, DOS 2.5 does not support DOS 1 or DOS 3, etc.
With respect to the FORMAT command, the FastBasic disk does not include the FORMAT command - it is an external command, so it will not work. If you want the full BW-DOS experience, boot with a BW-DOS disk and from there use the BW-DOS commands, and you can copy from/to DOS-2 compatible disks using the "MENU" command.
Have Fun!
worth mentioning that BW-DOS is compatible with SpartaDos and SpartaDosX: https://sdx.atari8.info/
