Re: gshk.sea?

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

Ken Tucker <ktucker@NOSPAMiit.net> wrote in message
news:O3VE7.54792$pb4.30141076@news2.rdc2.tx.home.com...
> I've had my IIgs now for over 2 months and I still don't have any
worthwhile
> software for it yet! I have tons of disk images, I just haven't gotten
them
> to the IIgs without some kind of snag .. somewhere.
>
.5" floppy and after booting off of it (to basic), I've trying BRUN
> GSHK.SEA and -GSHK.SEA, both give me FILE TYPE MISMATCH. I've tried
changing
> the filetype to S16 which doesn't help.
> > My most recent "snag" is that I can't run/extract GSHK.SEA.

Yeah, this chicken/egg thing is a real obstacle. What we need is a starter
kit of disk images, so that someone with access to a Mac can create a 3.5"
disk with the essential utilities as easily as the System disks can be
created.  Dealing with the file forking and file type changing can drive you
nuts.

I haven't played with ADT, but the same could be done for people who don't
have 3.5" drives for the Apple II, or don't have access to a Mac. We could
create disk images of the essential utilities (Shrinkit, Unforkit, a file
type changer, etc.)  and make a cookbook procedure to follow for
transferring the image to their Apple II and creating a disk.

This would allow people who pick up an Apple II at a garage sale to get
started right away. The faq should have a prominent link on the main page
for newbies with step-by-step instructions for creating bootable util disks,
and other must-have software like an editor and some classic games. The
easier it is for people to get their Apple II's going, the more we can
preserve.
-Paul