Re: IIgs OS

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

Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote in message
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> "G. Michael Paine" <mickeyp35@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >I just got a IIgs. Since it has no HD I assume it works off the two disk
> >drives just as my old IIe did.
> >What is the OS for the IIgs and where might I find same?
>
> The IIGS really acts best as a real IIGS when equipped with
> a hard disk drive containing its own windowed operating
> system, GS/OS System 6.0.1.
>
> It will boot a stripped down version of the OS on a 3.5"
> drive but that's about all it will do.  Oh sure, you can run
> GS/OS programs by swapping floppies 50 times but for all
> intents and purposes, the only OSes that are usable in
> floppy mode are your old IIe OSes in the GS's IIe emulation.
>
> http://www.allelec.com/ had the Focus hard drive.  Check
> there and see if you can grab a drive pre-loaded with the
> OS.

No, not AllTech. I have an 800mb hard card for $110.
It will have GS/OS loaded ready to go. Also comes with
a copy of the install disks for GS/OS. Visit my site listed
below for more info. Also read my post on csa2.marketplace.
Thanks

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



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