Apple II Csa2 FAQs: 4Main-GetIt, Part 25/25

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The comp.sys.apple2 Usenet newsgroup Apple II FAQs originate from
the Ground Apple II archive, 1997-2003. Administrator: Steve Nelson

Csa2 FAQs-on-Ground ref: Csa21MAIN4.txt  rev058 January 2003



Main Hall-4: Get It- Links to popular software packages


File Handling Utilities
 001- Where can I get ShrinkIt, binscii, DSK2FILE, ASIMOV, etc.?

Telecom and Transfer Programs
 002- Where can I get ADT, ADTgs, Agate, Modem MGR, Spectrum ...?

System and DOS Software
 003- Where can I get DOS 3.3 and ProDOS?
 004- Where and how do I get GS System 6.0.1?
 005- Where can I get AmDOS, OzDOS, DOS 3.3 Launcher, ProSel 8, SpeedGS?







001- Where can I get ShrinkIt, Shrink (64k), Unshrink (64k),
     GS-ShrinkIt, binscii, GScii, BISCIT, TCHANGE, DSK2FILE, ASIMOV,
     PMPunZip, Angel, FileManager, 2qwk!, GZPK, Disk Muncher, Copy II Plus,
     NuLib, Balloon, DskIn & DskOut, Saltine's Super Transcopy (SST),
     FishWings, UnforkIt, XTRAX, StuffIt Expander, Diskcopy, Clone,
     Imgutnew.exe, and ProTYPE?


     You can download

ShrinkIt v3.4 or later ("8-bit ShrinkIt") at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/
   as binscii file and self-extracting archive
  ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/misc/
  See PDShrinkIts disk below

Shrink (v2.1) for 64k Apple II's at ...
  ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/disk_utils/
  See PDShrinkIts disk below

Unshrink (v2.1) for 64k Apple II's at ...
  ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/disk_utils/
  See PDShrinkIts disk below

GS-ShrinkIt ("ShrinkIt-GS", "GSHK") at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/
   as .sea, .sdk, and binscii
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"
   on 5.25" .dsk disk image GSHK_dsk.zip      
  See GSUTILS disk below

BINscii at ...
  See PDShrinkIts disk below

GScii NDA at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple16/System/Ndas/

BISCIT ("BSC-It") at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/

TCHANGE at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/
  See PDShrinkIts disk below

DSK2FILE (v4.x or later for a 128k //e or later Apple II;
  version 3 or earlier for 64k Apple II's)  at ...
  http://www.geocities.com/oneelkruns/index.html
   current version (e.g. v5.7)
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/   v5.5 and v5.6
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple8/Utils/  v2.1

ASIMOV at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/upl2000/Jun/ (v2.0)
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/ (v1.3 and v2.0)
  http://www.ninjaforce.com/html/products.html (v2.0)

PMPunZip at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple16/Com/Utils/

Angel at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Pgms/ as .shk

FileManager NDA at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple16/System/Ndas/

2qwk! at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple8/Com/

GZPK at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple8/Com/

Disk Muncher at ...
  See TNILUTIL disk below

Copy II Plus (DOS & ProDOS versions on disk images) at ...
  ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/disk_utils/
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/Disks/
    on disk images (see below)
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"

NuLib at ...
  http://www.nulib.com/  newest NuLib (NuLib2)
  ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/ v3.24
  ftp://apple2.tffenterprises.com/pub/apple2/ARCHIVERS/ v3.24
   as ibmnulib.zip
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  
   click "Utilities" v3.24

Balloon v2.0 NDA
  contact A2Central.com http://www.a2central.com/

DskIn & DskOut at ...
  ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html; 
   click "Utilities" as .zip

Saltine's Super Transcopy (SST) at ...
  ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/disk_utils/
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"

FishWings (PC file view/management util for disk images) at ...
  http://www3.bboard.com/charlied/fishwings.htm

UnforkIt at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/upl2000/Jun/
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"
  ftp://apple2.tffenterprises.com/pub/apple2/utils/

XTRAX (utility for generating self-extracting archives
  for 8-bit Apple IIs) at ...
  http://www.manual.com/apple2/

Aladdin StuffIt Expander for Macs at ...
  http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/

Diskcopy (GS diskcopy-to-disk) as DiskcopyToDisk.zip at ...
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html 
  click "Utilities"
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/

Clone (GS diskcopy-to-disk) on Golden Orchard CD
  from Shareware Solutions II ...
  http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko

Imgutnew.exe (PC diskcopy-to-2mg convert) at ...
  http://www.inwards.com/xgs/xgs_faq.html (click "Image Utility")
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/ as DiskcopyTo2mg.zip
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html 
  click "Utilities" as DiskcopyTo2mg.zip

ProTYPE for Macs at ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Mac/

FID "File Developer" for .DSK images of DOS 3.3 disks
  http://hotel04.ausys.se/pausch/apple2/#FID


     You can also obtain several of the above in collections on a ShrinkIt .sdk whole-disk file, emulator .dsk disk image, and/or emulator .nib disk image:

TNILUTIL (.sdk, .dsk)  bootable DOS 3.3 (EsDOS)
  DOS 3.3 version of Copy II Plus      Disk Muncher fast copier
  Beagle's Program Writer              Joystick checker/adjuster
  Graphics viewer                      plus a few other programs

PDUTIL (.sdk, .dsk, .nib)  bootable ProDOS v1.9
  ProDOS/DOS Copy II Plus utilities    Beagle's Program Writer
  Block Warden block editor            Graphics viewer
  plus a few other programs

PDSHRINKITS (.sdk, .dsk)  bootable ProDOS v1.9
  8-bit ShrinkIt v3.4 (128k)           8-bit Shrink v2.1 for 64k
  8-bit Unshrink v2.1 for 64k          Type Changer
  BINSCII w. docs                      plus a few other programs

PDTCOM (.sdk, .dsk)  bootable ProDOS v1.9
  DSK2FILE (v5.5)                      UU decode w. docs
  Comm System 8 telecom utility        plus a few other programs


ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/Disks/
http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"

GSUTILS (.sdk)  800k disk boots a bare-bones System 6.0.1
  and starts GS-ShrinkIt.
  ZLINK (.shk) telecom utility
  ASIMOV (.shk) for converting .dsk files.
  Coolwriter for reading/editing Text)

ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/


--Rubywand

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002- Where can I get ADT, ADTgs, ADTcc, ADTwin, ADTux, Agate, Modem MGR,
     Spectrum, ProTerm, ap2222pc, ZLink, ][2Mac, MacADT, A2fx, HfsLink?


ADT (Adt122) on Asimov, Ground, GSWV
 ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/
 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/
 http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"
  included in ADT122_GS_cc.zip

ADTgs (ADTgs91) on Ground, GSWV
 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/
 http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"
  included in ADT122_GS_cc.zip

ADTcc (ADTcc121) on Ground, GSWV
 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/
 http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"
  included in ADT122_GS_cc.zip

ADTwin (ADTw122) on Ground, GSWV
 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/
 http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"

ADT122_PortToUnix on GSWV, Aladdin, Asimov
 http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"
 ftp://ftp.aladdin.de/pub/people/chris/adt/adt122unix.tar.gz
 ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/

ADT for UNIX (description of a process) from Mike Hall
 http://www.enteract.com/~mghall/apple/a2unix.html

Agate v069 on Ground (.sdk and .dsk)and GSWV (.sdk and .dsk in .zip)
 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/Disks/
 http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"

Modem MGR on Ground and Trenco
 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Comm/Modem.mgr/
 http://www.gno.org/pub/apple2/appledos33/comm/term/modem.mgr/

Spectrum from Shareware Solutions II
 http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko

ProTerm from Intrec
 http://www.intrec.com/

Ap2222pc on Asimov, GSWV
 ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/
 http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"

ZLink on Ground, Apple Blossom, GSWV
 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/Disks/
 http://people.delphi.com/appleblossom/modemdisk.html
 http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"

][2Mac on Adam's HomePage
 http://macadam.dyndns.org/

MacADT on Asimov
 ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/

A2fx (A2fx08) on TFFE, Ground, GSWV
 ftp://apple2.tffenterprises.com/pub/apple2/8bit/hfsreaders/
 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Utils/
 http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"

HfsLink (HfsLink10) on TFFE, Ground, GSWV
 ftp://apple2.tffenterprises.com/pub/apple2/8bit/hfsreaders/
 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Utils/
 http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"

--Penman, Supertimer, Rubywand, MDRipley37

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003- Where can I get DOS 3.3 and ProDOS?


DOS 3.3 Dump (file for NULL modem transfer to an Apple II) as Dos33dmp.zip
  from Ground, Asimov, GSWV
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/upl2000/Mar/
  ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/masters/
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "System"


DOS 3.3 and High-Speed Variants (for 48k or larger Apple II)
in .dsk image and ShrinkIt .sdk file ...

DOS 3.3 SystemMaster 1980 as .dsk image in DOS33SystemMaster1980.zip
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "System"

DOS 3.3 SystemMaster 1983 as .dsk image in DOS33SystemMaster1983.zip
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "System"

DOS 3.3 SystemMaster 1983 newer version of DOS 3.3 as .dsk image in
  DOS33SystemMaster1983NuVrsn.zip
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "System"

DavidDOS as .dsk image in DavidDOS.zip
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "System"

DiversiDOS as .dsk image in DiversiDOS.zip
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "System"

EsDOS as .dsk image and ShrinkIt .sdk file in EsDOS.zip
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "System"
  Also see TNILUTIL disk in Q&A 001 above.

ProntoDOS v2 as .dsk image and ShrinkIt .sdk file in Prontodos.zip
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "System"


ProDOS in .dsk image, .nib image, and/or ShrinkIt .sdk file

ProDOS v1.9 (for 64k or larger Apple II) on several disks with utilities
  as .dsk image, .nib image, and/or ShrinkIt .sdk file
  See PDUTIL and other ProDOS disk files in Q&A 001 above.

ProDOS v2.0.3 (for 128k or larger Apple II) and Standard Apple Utiltities
  v3.1 as .dsk image and ShrinkIt .sdk file in PDStdUtils31.zip or
  separately as PDStdUtils31.dsk and PDStdUtils31.sdk
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "System"
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/Disks/

288-block ProDOS v1.9 (36-track ProDOS, for 64k or larger Apple II)
  as ShrinkIt .sdk file in ProDOS288blocks.zip or PRODOS288blocks.SDK
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "System"
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/


--Rubywand

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004- Where and how do I get GS System 6.0.1?


Small Installation

     For a small System 6.0.1 that will boot from a single 800k diskette and fit on a ROM-01 or ROM 3 IIgs with at least 1MB of RAM, you can obtain ...

 GS_Sys601small_SingleDiskForROM1.zip or
 GS_Sys601small_SingleDiskForROM3.zip

from the GS WorldView archive at http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html . For info and download links click on "Getting GS System 6.0.1". (The the standard patches to fix HFS.FST and Text Edit bugs are already applied.)


Standard Installation

     You can obtain the set of GS System 6.0.1 disks in convenient Apple II ShrinkIt form from GS WorldView's archive at http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html . For info and download links click on "Getting GS System 6.0.1".

This distribution comes with the standard patches to fix HFS.FST and Text Edit bugs already applied.

The set of six diskettes plus Directions and Release Notes is also available in a single .zip file from Asimov at ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/gs/ (file: system601.zip).


     You can also download the GS System 6.0.1 disks as Mac self-extracting archives from AppleComputer at ...

 ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/
 Look in the English-North_American/Apple_II/ folder.

Each disk in the Sys 6.0.1 folder is a Macintosh self-extracting archive (.sea file) of a Disk Copy 800K ProDOS disk image. According to Apple's directions: "To use, download, double-click the downloaded file (this decompresses it), and use Disk Copy to create a disk Disk Copy can be found in the Utilities folder posted here."

     A possible hitch is that Mac .sea files must be executed on a Mac to self-extract. (GS-ShrinkIt can create .sea files which self-extract on a IIgs; but, these are not the same as Mac .sea files.)


     The set of GS System 6.0.1 disks is available from the Apple II Beginner's Guide site in a single 2.7MB .sit archive file named "GSOS.sit" at ...

 http://GabrielMorales.net/Apple2/Files/ .

Uncompressing the file-- on a PC you can use Aladdin Expander-- yields a folder containing the disks in diskcopy form. On a IIgs, you can use Clone or Diskcopy to convert the files to 800k diskettes (once their filetype is set to $E0, auxtype: $0005).


     IIgs emulator users can obtain the System 6.0.1 disks in ready-to-go .2MG form inside a single .zip file from the XGS archive at ...

 http://www.inwards.com/xgs/archives.html .  (Look for GS/OS 6.0.1)

For use on a real IIgs, the .2MG disk images can be converted to diskette form via Asimov2.


     If you prefer to purchase the set of diskettes, you can do so from A2 Central.com at http://www.a2central.com/ (click on "Shop").


     Another way to get System 6.0.1 is to order a Focus hard drive with System 6.0.1 installed.from Alltech at http://allelec.com/ (click on "Apple II Products").


--Rubywand

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005- Where can I get AmDOS, OzDOS, DOS 3.3 Launcher, ProSel 8, SpeedGS?

AmDOS
  ftp://apple2.tffenterprises.com/pub/apple2/8bit/utils/

OzDOS
  http://www.gno.org/pub/apple2/appledos33/system/

DOS 3.3 Launcher
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "System"

ProSel 8
  http://www.apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/index.html  click "Utilities"

SpeedGS
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Collections/1WSW/


--Rubywand