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Re: Help: Writing PRODOS disks from a MAC? (fwd)



In article <Pine.PMDF.3.91.961023213526.418897D-100000@OBERLIN.EDU>,
Toby Reiter  <str4552@OBERLIN.EDU> wrote:

>> I just had another idea to get around this problem. Suppose we put a disk
>> copy image of a 3.5 ProDOS disk which contains binscii and Shrinkit and
>> other handy utilities on one of the popular ftp sites. This would convert on
>> the Mac and work on a 3.5 equipped II pretty as you please. Maybe even make
>> it bootable unless people would bellow if it had system software on it. I 
>> doubt anyone could muck up getting software running on their II if they 
>> downloaded such a disk.
>This is a very smart idea. It might make a huge amount of sense to simply 
>have a newbie directory with disk images of basic utilities, 
>communication apps and utils, and possibly music or sound tools.

I can make the disk image and upload it if people suggest what to put on it
and where to upload it
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Randy Shackelford                                 
shack@frii.com