Booting from a Vulcan DOS 3.3 Partition
To boot from a DOS 3.3 partitions, follow these steps:1)Follow the steps in the previous section.•Note: The first volume must be 140K; you cannot boot from a 400K volume.2)Initialize Volume 1 to make it a bootable device. The procedure is the same as initializing a standard DOS 3.3 disk with the addition of a volume number as in the following example: INIT HELLO, S7,D1,V1
3)Copy the DOS 3.3 disk to VI. (See the section on FID for copy instructions.)Patched DOS 3.3 Notes
The version of DOS you’ve installed with the INIT HELLO command is a patched version. The patched version allow DOS to accept lowercase letters, reduces loading time, and corrects an error in the append command.
Do not use this version to INIT floppy disks. The patched version will look for a Vulcan and will not boot if it cannot find one. Instead, use the unmodified version of DOS 3.3 included on the floppy disk to INIT other floppy disks.
If you change slot, you’ll need to repeat the process detailed in the two sections above. The patched version expects to find the Vulcan in a particular slot. If you switch slots, DOS won’t be able to find the Vulcan until you repeat the necessary steps.
Volume Sizes
The sizes of the DOS 3.3 volumes depend upon the sizes you chose while in the Partition Manager. Use the chart below to determine the maximum number of files each of your DOS 3.3 volumes will hold.
Partition Size | Maximum Files |
| 140K | 105 |
| 400K | 217 |
Copying Files to the DOS 3.3 Partition
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