How do I obtain, install and run CrossDOS?
If you have Workbench 2.1 or higher, you have CrossDOS as part of the OS. For earlier versions, there are several other options. CrossDOS drivers are found in the Storage/DOSDrivers directory as two icons named PC0: and PC1:. (CrossDOS is not included with the net edition of Amiga Forever.) These drivers allow the use of 720K PC-formatted disks in your Amiga floppy drives, DF0: and DF1: respectively. If you have a high-density drive(s) in your Amiga, CrossDOS will allow you to use 1.44 MB PC-formatted disks as well. You have two options for activating CrossDOS. For ocassional use, you can simply double-click on either icon when you want to run CrossDOS. The driver will run until you next shutdown the Amiga. If you would like to have CrossDOS run automatically whenever you start up, copy the icons to the Devs\DOSDrivers directory. Once activated, CrossDOS places one icon on the Workbench for each driver. The icons are black floppy disks marked “PC” and should be obvious. The icons will
