This book contains the only complete and official listings for the disk
File Manager System (FMS) commonly known as “Atari DOS 2.0S.” You will
note that we have clearly stated that the purchase of this book does not
entitle you to make, sell, give, or otherwise distribute copies of either
the original Atari DOS 2.0S or any modified version you may produce as
a result of using this book.
-Kevin Savetz, November 27 2002
By way of information, should you desire to produce
and distribute a modified version of this product (e.g., to support a new
disk drive), you must sign a contract and licensing agreement with the
party who owns the rights to grant such licenses for non-exclusive uses.
Currently, Optimized Systems Software is the only entity able to grant
such licenses.
Some of you may find it strange that the publishers
of COMPUTE! magazine are publishing this book.
You might wonder why Atari, Inc., hasn’t released this information before.
Why can you only obtain distribution rights from Optimized Systems Software?
For the answers to these and other questions we present the following Introduction,
an historical perspective on the development of the systems software for
the Atari Home Computers.
Notes on the Web Edition of Inside Atari DOS
Because different companies hold the copyright on the text in this book and the
Atari DOS source code, this online version of Inside Atari DOS includes the full text but does not include the actual source code.
All reasonable care has been taken in the writing, testing, and correcting of the text and of the software within this book. There is, however, no expressed or implied warranty of any kind from the authors or publishers with respect to the text or software herein contained. In the event of any damages resulting from the use of the text or the software in this book, the authors or publishers shall be in no sense liable. Please review the important cautions noted in Appendix A regarding the use of this book.
Copyright © 1982 text, Small System Services, Inc.
Copyright © 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 program listings,
Optimized Systems Software, Inc.
All rights reserved. Reproduction or translation of any part of this work beyond that permitted by sections 107 and 108 of the United States Copyright Act without the permission of the copyright owner is unlawful.
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