Re: Apple 2gs questions

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

I will be more than happy to get you the BlueDisk and
also provide you with barebone drives ( you get cases ).
Check them out on my site. I am ordering from them on
April 4th. Thanks.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
http://garberstreet.netfirms.com

Bryan Parkoff <BParkoff@satx.rr.com> wrote in message
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> > Hello all!  I just got an Apple2 gs with a disk drive and monitor.  I
just
> > wanted a few tips if anyone can refresh my memory as to how to:
> > Enter the Bios/Setup (I think it's applekey+something)
>     Dumb question?  Didn't you read Apple II FAQS first?
>
>     Bios/Setup???  Do you mean Control Panel?  Press and Hold Open
> Apple-Control-ESC.  It will bring you back to Control Panel screen.
>
> > Load old Basic programs.  Can I use Appleworks to do this?
>     Load old Basic programs?  Do you mean that you want to load BASIC
> programs from Apple II Diskette?  You have to use DOS 3.3 Master Diskette
> before you can be able to LOAD/SAVE BASIC programs into memory.
>     You can use any version of AppleWorks on Apple IIgs.  Apple IIgs is
> backwards compatible to Apple II.
>
> > Any other tips?  Can I use PC drives with some software to read/copy
apple
> 2
> > disk images readable by apples?
>     No, you can't, but another option is that you can.  In fact is that
> Apple's Disk II Family will not be able to read/write PC diskettes because
> Disk II Family is designed to use GCR encoding format.  PC Disk Family is
> designed to use MFM encoding format.  There is an alternative option that
> you can be able to hook up PC drives (1.44MB/1.2MB) into Apple II by using
> BlueDisk controller card (from ///SHH Systeme, Germany.  You can be able
to
> format ProDOS and MS-DOS on PC drives through BlueDisk controller card.
> Also, DOS 3.3 can be formatted unless it is patched to work with BlueDisk
> controller card.
>     You can use Peter Watson's software to transfer the files and images
> between Apple II Drives and BlueDisk's PC Drives back and forth.  I have
> been using it so far and I am happy with it.
>
> Bryan Parkoff
> BParkoff@satx.rr.com
>
>


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