How do I LOAD, SAVE, etc. files under ProDOS?
LOAD (SAVE, RENAME, etc.) work very much as in DOS 3.3.; so, you can use Slot and Drive parms to specify the target volume. However, to get the most from ProDOS you will usually be working with volume names and folders. (or, “directories”). If GAME3.PIC is a binary file in a directory named “PICS” on a volume named “NARF”, you could load it into memory starting at address $2000 via BLOAD /NARF/PICS/GAME3.PIC,A$2000 or, in BASIC 100 PRINT CHR$(4)”BLOAD /NARF/PICS/GAME3.PIC,A$2000″ So, in ProDOS, you can access a disk (or volume) by name … RUN /GAMES/CHINA.SEA will find the disk (volume) named “GAMES”, then, find, load, and run CHINA.SEA. You can, also, refer to a disk by its location … CAT,S6,D1 will do a short-form catalog of the main directory of the diskette in DRIVE 1 connected to SLOT 6.
