Re: Distribution of Apple II, IIGS system software & HCGS

[johnlb@Primenet.Com (John Bowling)]

In article <dmz-1807962349460001@nntp-server.caltech.edu>,
Daniel Zimmerman <dmz@cco.caltech.edu> wrote:
>In article <4sk8da$kgl@news.wco.com>, "Charles T. 'Dr. Tom' Turley"
><gbmaidsf@wco.com> wrote:
>
>>I've already arranged to obtained all of the required licenses from 
>>Apple Computer, Inc. - for all of the official released Apple II and 
>>IIGS system software (including Hypercard IIGS), that will legally allow 
>                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>me to make them all available from the 1WSW web site and/or GS WorldView 
>>web site. I plan to make them all available there for your download 
>>needs - freely, within the next week or two, as best my time allows!
>
>All users take note: The terms of the Apple Licensing Agreement, which I
>have here in my hands, _explicitly prohibits_ the electronic distribution
>of HyperCard IIGS. HyperCard IIGS can _only_ be legally obtained in two
>ways: 1) on physical media, from a user group or other licensed
>distributor, or 2) from one of Apple's FTP sites (ftp.support.apple.com,
>ftptoo.support.apple.com and ftp.info.apple.com are the major ones).
>
As a test, I downloaded everything from the HyperCard IISG directory of
ftp.support.apple.com.  I tried using GSCII+, ShrinkIt (GS version), and
MacBin.  None of them would accept the .BSQ (or whatever .B.. designation)
as input.  I was able to use GSCII+ to translate the .H.. versions into
Mac format files, with resources.  These were all transfered with NC-FTP
in binary format, and then with ZModem (ProTerm) to my GS, so the files
were not corrupted in that process.

It has been said here before that the files have a MacBinary II wrapper,
but MacBin should have been able to remove it.

So, as far as I am concerned, the ONLY way of getting HC GS is from a
user group.  Certainly there are no dealers left in the world that would
even talk to you if you mention A2.  I had problems getting system
software from a dealer in Concord, CA when 4.0 was released (around
1987?).

John

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