Re: GS/OS 6 (System 6) Where to get it -- update

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

greg@apple2.com writes ...
> 
> In article <37086700.53DD6D71@swbell.net>,
> rubywand@swbell.net wrote:
> >Mike <@home.com> writes ...
> 
> >> Does any one know where I can d/l GS/OS 6 (if it exists)?
> 
> >      A recent check indicates that, Yes, you can download System 6.0.1 from
> > Apple at ...
> >
> > ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple.Software.Updates/US/Apple_II/
> >
> > Look in the folder -->  Apple_IIGS_System_6.0.1/ .
> >
> > The catch is that only the for-Mac versions of the diskettes (in Mac .sea
> > files) seem to be available.
> 
> This is bad, especially due to the fact that 800 KB drives with which to
> turn the images into disks are becoming more and more difficult to
> obtain.  (SuperDisk drives can't read 800 KB disks, and I haven't seen any
> other 3.5" drives available for me to use on my new G3's USB.)
> 
> Are there 1440 KB images anywhere, Disk Copy or ShrinkIt?  HD drive
> options for the IIgs anywhere?
 ....

     One way around the format problem is to unshrink the 800k .sdk files to an
800k /RAM5 RAM disk. Then, you can copy the files to diskette. Since Install
expects to find certain files on certain diskettes, you will need to have the
diskettes correctly named during installation. (In each case, use the name of the
RAM disk from which you copy the files.)



Rubywand