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Re: MS-DOS runs on Apple IIe

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On Mon, 30 Mar 2026, D Finnigan wrote:

> You need to add an 8088 coprocessor card to your Apple, but the result is
> that MS-DOS and "a lot of off-the-shelf DOS software just works."

<snip>

> You need an Apple II with an 80-column card, an AD8088 or AD8088 Plus
> coprocessor, and a ProDOS-compatible mass storage device (CF card, SD card,
> SCSI drive). Copy the output image to your storage, boot ProDOS, and select
> MS-DOS from the startup menu.

I'm currently trying to reverse engineer the 8088 version of MBASIC 
because I'd like to be able to hack on it...maybe that would be useful. 
(The Z80 version's source is out there, as is GW-BASIC which is based on 
it.)

That said - I haven't finished yet and have hit some rough spots.

-uso.

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MS-DOS runs on Apple IIe D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2026-03-30 19:12 +0000
  Re: MS-DOS runs on Apple IIe D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2026-03-30 19:14 +0000
  Re: MS-DOS runs on Apple IIe Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> - 2026-03-31 17:08 -0400
    Re: MS-DOS runs on Apple IIe D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2026-04-01 12:37 +0000
      Re: MS-DOS runs on Apple IIe Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> - 2026-04-02 20:03 -0400

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