Re: SST back to real apple?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Jon Co writes ...
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> I want to transfer 800K disk images to my IIGS.  First the
> images came in 2mg format. No problem (or so i thought) just load it
> into emulator and create a .SHK image out of it. Ok har har, now got a
> .SHK image uh.. how do i get it out of the emulator.  If I had my mac
> (an old 6100/66) I could use its internal superdrive to write 800K
> disks and stick the disk to my IIGS.  Unfortunately, someone borrowed
> the unit and I am unable (at the moment) to get a hold of it.  Would
> there be a way to segment the large (400+K) file in the emulator into
> 140k pieces,  this way I could transfer them using ADT and re-combine
> them on the IIGS.  Or if there were some way to extract the prodos
> file into a standard PC file in the emulator.

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     You could use FishWings or one of the emus which include a way to write
image content as PC files. There's a link for FishWings in the File Utilities
FAQs at http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2FLUTILS.html#007 . Emu links are at
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2APPLICS.html#003 .

     With no hard disk, you could still transfer most of the .2mg files to 3.5"
diskette or 800k RAM disk using a NULL modem connection and X-modem. (As ProDOS
files, most 800k .2mg images will fit.)  On the IIgs, use ASIMOV 2.0 to convert
.2mg to disk.

     Getting a hard disk would be a big help.

 

> also, I think the IWM in my IIGS is broken.  The IIGS is a ROM03.
> firstly, any first 5 1/4 drives you attach to the built in disk port
> is continously running, whether chained behind a 3.5 or direct to
> port, drive 1 is continously running.  I try my Duodisk, I try my disk
> //c, I try my super5 teac clone same result. so right now my slots
> have slot 6 set to "your card" and I use a disk II controller card.
> The other problem is prodos (whether 8 or GSOS) doesnt "see" any
> second 3.5 drives attached.  it only sees a maximum of one 3.5" drive.
>  Is this normal for a rom03? or is my IWM cooked?

     If both 3.5" drives contain a mountable ProDOS diskette/volume, then, they
should both show up on the GS-System 6.0.1 Finder display.



Rubywand