Re: gshk.sea?

["Ernest" <ernestls@home.NOSPAM.com>]

"Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net> wrote in message
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>What we need is a starter
> kit of disk images, so that someone with access to a Mac can create a 3.5"
> disk with the essential utilities as easily as the System disks can be
> created.  Dealing with the file forking and file type changing can drive
you
> nuts.
>
> I haven't played with ADT, but the same could be done for people who don't
> have 3.5" drives for the Apple II, or don't have access to a Mac. We could
> create disk images of the essential utilities (Shrinkit, Unforkit, a file
> type changer, etc.)  and make a cookbook procedure to follow for
> transferring the image to their Apple II and creating a disk.

I think that is a great idea. I had a hell of a time trying to get ADT
working, and I still haven't even tried some other conversion techniques.
Being a DOS/Windows user, I'm completely comfortable working with all of the
msdos based disk image utils but the utils for the MAC intimidate me I
think. I have a mental block about it.

We could all help out on this, you know. Pick the most useful one to start
with, and someone posts a rough draft exactly what to do to get ADT working,
including dipswitch settings on the serial card, etc. I know that ADT has a
how to but so do the others and yet new users are still stumped. I'm not
talking about in depth information just a step by step process.

ADT and Windows

1. Download ADT from "X" mirror site.
2. Put your Super Serial card in slot "X"
3. Set your Apple II serial card dipswitch settings to "X"

etc.

It would sure be nice if there was a step by step on some of the other
utilities, especially relating to the MAC and forked files.

E.