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

[gachenb@eis.calstate.edu (Greg R. Achenbach)]

tyoung@jove.acs.unt.edu (Phillip "Ty" Young) writes:
> Hi.  Upon going to ftp apple's ftp server to get the system disk for 
> sys601, I found the all-too-common problem of the file being larger than 
> my largest available disk drive: 800k, and the file is 812k.  Of course, 
> the disk doesn't have 12k of flexibility, so, aside from downloading it 
> to my Unix box and then downloading it again using zmodem or something at 
> 2400 baud (read TEN HOURS probably) what's to be done ?  Can you compress 
> it in Unix and then send it?

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.

1.	Get into the Control Panel and set up a RAMDisk big enough to 
hold your file.  You can even go on the safe side and make it a full meg.
2.	Reboot so the change takes effect.
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.
4.	Download the file to your RAMDisk (takes about an hour at 2400) and
un-BINSCII it from there.  If you only have one 3.5 drive, you could run
BINSCII from a 5.25 or even from the RAMDisk.  You then end up with a 
.shk file on your 3.5 that is about 500-600k in size.  
5.	If you only have one 3.5 drive, then delete the downloaded file 
from the RAMDisk and replace it with the .shk file.  
6.	Run ShrinkIt-GS (from RAMDisk or 5.25 if you only have one 3.5) 
and unshrink the thing to your 800k disk.

Hope this helps.  If you have more detailed question, email me.
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Greg Achenbach             gachenb@eis.calstate.edu (soon to be ctp.org)
Los Angeles County Outdoor Science School

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