Re: Help me Boot my Apple II GS

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <352B1709.533A1F2C@prodigy.net>, Mike  <mayron@prodigy.net> wrote:
>Ok here's what happened, like 3 years ago my friend found a apple II gs
>carefuly discarded at his faters work and him knowing the techno nerd i
>am snaged it for me.  After borowing a few carefuly selected missing
>parts from my school I quickly learned i needed a boot disk of some
>sorts.  

   Well, don't post to comp.emulators.apple2 as you have the real
thing.  I invite you to read the csa2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html section 7.2 which
details how to acquire one depending on your system characteristics
and the like.

>I need to find a boot image or some way of getting programs
>(inculding a boot disk) from my dos/linux running pc to my new (3
>year old) found treasure of a apple ][.

   Given that the disk formats are different at a hardware level
between the two sides, you're not going to get that PC writing an
Apple II disk anytime soon without rather rare addon hardware. See the
FAQ above for useful info on legally acquiring an OS.

>p.s. if you could also tell me how to make a disk apple][ disk bootable,
>it would help me alot

   See the Apple II DOS & Commands FAQ linked in off the FAQ
above. Again, not something that's gonna happen from the PC side.

Nathan Mates

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