Re: Where to find software for Apple II and IIGS

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Relworp writes ...
> 
> Hey there.   I just scored a BUNCH of Apple II and IIGS stuff from a local
> school that was dumping all their old computer lab machines.  Since I
> didn't already have ANY Apple stuff, and I've already got all the Commodore
> and Atari stuff that I have room for, I was pretty excited.  All in All,
> there are 3 working Apple II's, 4 working IIGS's, about 30 5&1/4" drives, 4
> 3.5" drives, two Stylewriters, a few monitors, five old Mac Classic's, and
> a milk-crate of cables.  I was especially stoked when I found some old math
> games in the 5.25 drives.
> 
> My question is this:  Where would I find software for the GS, and how would
> I get it onto them without a current Apple machine to write the disks with?
 ....

     You could download ADTgs v.91, transfer the IIgs part as a Text dump using
a NULL modem connection, and use ADT to transfer piles of software to 5.25"
diskettes.  (The diskettes must be DD, 360k type.)

     The software is in compressed .dsk disk images on sites like Ground and
Asimov. (Use WinZIP to uncompress .gz and .zip files.)  For links, see
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs4MAJORSITES.html.


     To obtain and run ADTgs, your IIgs needs to be running DOS 3.3. If you do
not have a way to boot DOS 3.3, you can get it from the net and transfer it
before transferring ADTgs. For information and to download the dump file see
http://www.grin.net/~cturley/a2zine/gswv/Sel/dos33dmp.htm on GS WorldView.


     For info about ADTgs v.91, download it and read the directions included.
You can get ADTgs v.91 from TikTok, Ground, and some other places ...

http://abandonwarering.com/tiktok/ (click on "Utilities") 
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/upl2000/Feb/


     For information about setting up a NULL modem connection between a IIgs
and PC, see http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2T1TCOM.html .



Rubywand