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August 26, 1987
Better Bye 80
A program by:
David D. Ely
27 Ponderosa Park
Barco, NC 27917
BYE.80 is a selector program called from memory whenever a ProDOS QUIT or BASIC BYE is given. This program is based on Alan Birds' Better Bye but works ONLY in 80 columns and gives the user the added ability to choose from 32 System programs and/or Directories. I wrote this version for Hard Disk users, however, all users of large storage devices will appreciate the added control.
To use Better Bye, simply move the Light Bar to the desired program or directory name, and press return. If a directory is chosen, a new set of programs and/or directories will be presented. Pressing escape will allow you to change Volumes.
This program is donated to the Public Domain, however, you must contact the author for the right to include this program in any commercial software.
For those who wish to permanently change ProDOS the following table of QUIT code locations is given:
Operating QUIT
System Code
Version Location
ProDOS 1.0 $5900
ProDOS 1.1.1 $5700
ProDOS 8 1.2 $5900
ProDOS 8 1.3 $5900
ProDOS 8 1.4 $5900
The process to be used is as follows (note:always use a backup file!):
BLOAD BYE.80,A$2000,TSYS
BSAVE BYE,A$2054,L$300
UNLOCK PRODOS (if nessasary)
BLOAD PRODOS,A$2000,TSYS
BLOAD BYE,A$5X00
BSAVE PRODOS,A$2000,TSYS
LOCK PRODOS
This program is part of a series of programs that explore the QUIT code in ProDOS and is distributed with the permission of Alan L. Bird, the originator of the Better Bye selector program. For more information (or source code) write to the address given at the beginning of this file.