Re: Q: how to get sys601 disk from apple?

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <2uv2il$n8l@eis.calstate.edu>,
Greg R. Achenbach <gachenb@eis.calstate.edu> wrote:
> 
> OK, for all who have asked this question in recent weeks, here is what 
> you do.  If you are downloading the System 6.0.1 disks, I will assume you 
> are working with a GS.  I will also assume that it is a ROM 1 with at 
> least 1 meg of extra memory.  (If you don't have at least that much, you 
> can't run System 6.0.1 anyway, so what's the point.)  If you have a ROM 
> 3, or more extra memory, it gets even easier.  If you have a HD or FDHD, 
> you don't need this info.

A minor point: a ROM 3 without a memory expansion card cannot have a
RAM disk larger than 864k (you cannot use bank 0 or 1, which leaves
896k, and there is a bug in the ROM which prevents you setting the RAM
disk to the largest size available, so you have to take it down by 32k).

> 3.	Run ProTerm off of your 800k 3.5 drive, or even a 5.25.  Remember, this 
> is an 8-bit program designed to run on 128k machines.  Even with a 1 meg 
> RAMDisk, this still leave you with 256k, which is plenty.

... or any other 8-bit communications program which has terminal
emulations and file transfer protocols supported by your host system,
e.g. Z-Link or Talk Is Cheap.  I'm sure there are other candidates.

> 6.	Run ShrinkIt-GS (from RAMDisk or 5.25 if you only have one 3.5) 
> and unshrink the thing to your 800k disk.

If you only have 1 MB, you can't run ShrinkIt GS if you have a RAM
disk set up, because there won't be enough memory to run GS/OS.  Use
the IIe version of ShrinkIt (the SYS file) instead.

:-)
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David Empson
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