CompatiBoot / introduction
by Raven / The C700 Club / Sept. 2011

CompatiBoot is a fast loader for single
file games. Compared to the plethora of
other fast loaders, it offers these
unique advantages:

 * works in all emulators, including
   those with "enhanced speed" or "fast
   disk emulation"
 * uses a standard DOS 3.3 disk catalog,
   compatible with all disk utilities
 * boots from any slot, not just slot 6
 * can be launched from a ProDOS hard
   drive with DOS 3.3 Launcher
 * compatible with the CFFA3000 card

How easy is CompatiBoot? Just use any
disk utility to copy your favorite game
to this disk and reboot. That's it! No
menus to navigate, no "maker" programs
to fuss with. Just a file on a disk,
only faster. That's CompatiBoot.

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CompatiBoot / speed comparison
by Raven / The C700 Club / Sept. 2011

How fast is CompatiBoot? We measured the
time to warm-boot a 139-sector game:

  |  DOS 3.3   |  ProntoDOS |CompatiBoot
--+------------+------------+-----------
A | 82 seconds | 25 seconds | 4 seconds
B | 38 seconds | 13 seconds | 4 seconds
C | 37 seconds | 10 seconds | 4 seconds
D | 35 seconds | 10 seconds | 4 seconds
E | 26 seconds | 10 seconds | 3 seconds
F | 23 seconds | 11 seconds | 5 seconds
G | 15 seconds |  7 seconds | -instant-

Legend:
  A = AppleWin "authentic speed"
  B = ActiveGS emulator
  C = real Apple //e floppy drive
  D = Virtual ][ emulator
  E = Sweet16 emulator
  F = CFFA3000 card with USB stick
  G = AppleWin "enhanced speed"

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CompatiBoot / troubleshooting
by Raven / The C700 Club / Sept. 2011

Q: My game shows the title screen and
   then crashes trying to load the rest.
A: CompatiBoot only supports games that
   are self-contained in a single file.

Q: I tried to run my favorite BASIC game
   and it crashed.
A: CompatiBoot only supports "B" type
   (binary) files, not "A" or "I" files.

Q: My game shows up in the catalog but I
   keep seeing these stupid help pages.
A: You may have a deleted file hidden in
   the catalog. Use a disk utility like
   Copy ][+ to sort the catalog so your
   game is listed first.

Q: My game doesn't load/play.
A: Send us a bug report so we can fix
   it: C700.Club@gmail.com

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