Re: GS/OS 4.x and GS/OS 5.x disks

["TeoZ" <teoz@neo.rr.com>]

What is the best method of transfering images to the IIgs?

I tried to transfer OS 6.01 to a iigs machine I recently purchased and its
having problems reading the disks. used new 740k floppies on Q950 machine
(the floppy had been replaced after I got the 950 but its still the old auto
inject variety) using diskcopy 4.2 OS 8.1


"bill malcolm" <wm65805@alltel.net> wrote in message
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> HI : I have found that DART works great for 800k disk but not for 1.44 on
the mac.
> I will look on my apple service CD and see what is no that CD.
>
> bill ..
>
>
> SlickRCBD wrote:
>
> > In article <DoNOT-2308021812500001@12-248-65-251.client.attbi.com>,
> > DoNOT@feed.trolls (SlickRCBD) wrote:
> >
> > > In article <RumorMill--11820054418465552@mail2.chatter.com>, "Steve Q"
> > > <sqnospam@superbio.notrash> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > I still have my origional 4.0 disks, and some 5.0.4 disks. I also
have an
> > > > > incomplete System 5.0.2 peiced together from various bootable
programs I
> > > > > owned.
> > > > > However, due to a recent hardware failure, I can only manufature
diskcopy
> > > > > images using my Macintosh. Will that be acceptable?
> > > >
> > > > Beggars can't be choosers. <g>   I've got plenty of Macs at home to
use for
> > > > extraction, but haven't had a ton of luck in getting the IIgs to
read disks
> > > > from them.  I'd happily accept whatever you've got, and given the
support we
> > > > have in the Apple II community, I'm certain we can work something
out to get
> > > > them extracted (if I strike out) and put online.  How would you like
to
> > > > proceed?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > I've tried comp.binaries.apple2, using DiskCopy encased in Macbinary,
but
> > > if there is another place or format, let me know. It needs to be
possible
> > > to put it together on a PowerMac running Mac OS 8.6, or an apple IIGS
sans
> > > monitor (which would be a trick).
> > >
> > > Just name it, I'll do what I can. As for the issue of the IIGS having
a
> > > hard time reading the disks, certain Quadras and at least one early
> > > PowerMac (don't remember the model, but it was available in 1994 or
1995,
> > > my memory's a little fuzzy) had a shitty drive that couldn't handle
double
> > > density disks properly, only high density disks.
> >
> > I've made two failed attempts to post to comp.binaries.apple2. The
binary
> > posts will NOT show up. I think my newserver has a message size limit.
How
> > and where should I post the images?
> >
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