Re: Installing Hyperstudio on a hard disk

[Polymorph <mike.a.stephens@gmail.com>]

On May 17, 5:03 pm, Toinet <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
> On 17 mai, 03:18, KP <kjpm...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On May 16, 6:09 pm, Toinet <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
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> > > On 16 mai, 22:52, KP <kjpm...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > To install Hyperstudio on an emulated hard disk, do you just use the
> > > > Finder to copy all of the files from all of the floppies over to the
> > > > hard disk, or is there a formal install/setup program that should be
> > > > used?
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> > > You can do proceed either way but there is an Installer program in the
> > > program disk. There are several scripts:
> > > - A.C.E. Toolset
> > > - All Accessory Programs
> > > - All Clip-Art
> > > - All Clip-Sounds
> > > - All Files on Hard Drive
> > > - All Sample Stacks
> > > - Small Installation
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> > > - A.C.E. Toolset:
> > > This script installs the Audio Compression and Expansion Toolset.
> > > These files will be installed on the selected disk, and you will need
> > > the /SystemTools1 disk for GSOS 6.0 or later.
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> > > - All Files on Hard Drive:
> > > This script installs all the HyperStudio files in several folders in a
> > > main folder called HyperStudio on your hard disk, plus a number of
> > > fonts on your startup disk.
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> > > You will need the version 3.1 disks /HS.System, /HyperStudio, /Samples.
> > > 1, /Samples.2, /HS.Art, and /HS.Sounds.
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> > > - Small installation: (typo in the help file)
> > > This script installs the only the HyperStudio program and Home stack
> > > in the folder called HyperStudio on your hard disk.
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> > > You will need the version 3.1 disk /HyperStudio.
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> > > > Also, why would running Hyperstudio from a hard disk give the error
> > > > "This application needs Tool029 in the System:Tools folder."?
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> > > See above, the Tool029 is probably mandatory for HyperStudio to run.
> > > Use /SystemTools1 for GS0S 6.0 or later to install it. You can
> > > download it fromhttp://www.brutal-deluxe.fr/public/system/
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> > > Antoine
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> > Thank you!  Follow-up question: Is there any way to import any type of
> > audio (at any bitrate) from a modern machine into an emulated GS
> > running HyperStudio?  (For those of us who don't have a HyperStudio
> > card & mic on our real-world IIgs.)
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> There are several GS programs that can import 8-bit waveforms such as
> rSounder. I assume you don't want a program that comes with a digit
> card and/or microphone as you are on an emulated GS.
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> rSounder is a great software, imports Mac resources IIRC and it allows
> you to define the frequency, output formats are numerous. It can be
> found here:http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/apple2.caltech.edu/sound/rsounder3.shk
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> Then import the IIgs waveform to HyperStudio.
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> antoine

"Audio Zap" is another good audio editor for the IIgs (its the one I
use). Can read/write a number of formats. Simply copy your sound file
into your emulators drive image, load the sound file in Audio Zap and
save to your desired destination format.

Cheers,
Mike