Ramon Verlinden wrote: > Is MSX-DOS 2 absolutely necessary? I am very curious to try this program, > but I don't have DOS 2. Would it be possible to run Meridian using DOS 1 in > any way? I do realize that working with DOS 2 has it's advantages over DOS1, > but I think that there are some DOS-1 users that are quiet curious too.
Yes, it is absolutely necessary, because the Meridian disk I/O is not based on FCB but on file handling which is only available in DOS 2. Of course it would be possible to switch to use FCB if DOS 2 is not available but doing so will have a great impact in the existing code. Another reason is the memory management. I use the DOS 2 mapperroutines. An alternative could be using Memman, but I have never made any study of Memman. Most of the MSX users have DOS 2. If the number of people that still use DOS 1 is big enough, I will consider to add DOS 1 support and Memman use. Gtx Michiel PS: This question will be added to the FAQs of the Meridian site. -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html
