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Apple ProDOS

ProDOS is the name of two similar operating systems for the Apple II line of personal computer. The original ProDOS, renamed ProDOS 8 in version 1.2, is the last official operating system usable by all 8-bit Apple II computers, and was distributed from 1983 to 1993.[citation needed] The other, ProDOS 16, was a stop-gap solution for the 16-bit Apple IIgs…

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DOSPatchesHard disk drivesDisk-IIFloppy disk
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File system

File systemClassic Mac OSFile system translatorDirectoryFiletype
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Requirements

65C0265816CPUROMFirmware
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Disk support

PascalUCSD p-SystemBlock device
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Available in
English
Default user interface
primarily text user interface
Developer
Apple Computer
Final release
2.0.3 / May 6, 1993; 33 years ago (1993-05-06)
Initial release
October 1983; 42 years ago (1983-10)
Kernel type
Monolithic kernel

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Apple ProDOS

Nodes66
Edges65
Triples22
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
Components1

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Apple ProDOS

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related to References · 7
Apple ProDOS → Beneath Apple ProDOS, California, Chatsworth, Don Worth, ISBN, Pieter Lechner, Quality Software
Available in · 1
Apple ProDOS → English
Default user interface · 1
Apple ProDOS → primarily text user interface
Developer · 1
Apple ProDOS → Apple Computer
Final release · 1
Apple ProDOS → 2.0.3 / May 6, 1993; 33 years ago (1993-05-06)
Initial release · 1
Apple ProDOS → October 1983; 42 years ago (1983-10)
Kernel type · 1
Apple ProDOS → Monolithic kernel
License · 1
Apple ProDOS → Apple Software License Agreement
OS family · 1
Apple ProDOS → SOS
Source model · 1
Apple ProDOS → Closed source (but version 1.7)

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prodos apple dos system ii volume disk sos block operating directory file support computer version os disks files basic kb

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Apple ProDOSAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
Apple ProDOSDefault user interfaceprimarily text user interface1.00infobox
Apple ProDOSDeveloperApple Computer1.00infobox
Apple ProDOSFinal release2.0.3 / May 6, 1993; 33 years ago (1993-05-06)1.00infobox
Apple ProDOSInitial releaseOctober 1983; 42 years ago (1983-10)1.00infobox
Apple ProDOSKernel typeMonolithic kernel1.00infobox
Apple ProDOSLicenseApple Software License Agreement1.00infobox
Apple ProDOSOS familySOS1.00infobox
Apple ProDOSSource modelClosed source (but version 1.7)1.00infobox
Apple ProDOSSupported platformsApple II1.00infobox
Apple ProDOSWorking stateDiscontinued1.00infobox
Apple ProDOSWritten inAssembly language1.00infobox

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