Re: gshk.sea?

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

Ernest <ernestls@home.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> "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.
>

I'm currently playing with a Mac Color Classic with a IIe card installed,
and a IIgs. This would be a good time to create a couple of utility disk
images and work on some procedures.  I'll start a new thread on that topic
to ask for suggestions of utils to include.

I'd like to try ADT too, but that will take a while.  I like to either test
a procedure you might write, or help work on one.
-Paul