Re: Apple IIgs enthusiast wannabe

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jrteague@my-deja.com wrote:

>I don't think ANYONE caught the pont that I was trying to make.  I have
>4MB of ram, Rom 3, System 6.01, a 3.5" disk, a modem, and a
>HD.  Thats not the problem... the problem is where am i supposed to get
>software for it?? A couple mentioned that I should simply establish a
>null-modem and use a communications program. Okay...and if I ask how do
>i get the communications program, they give me an ftp site!!!  Its
>probably my fault though, I probably spent too much time on the history
>and got everyone off the scent.  Let me re-phrase my question.  Where
>do I obtain this software?  I can't go to a store, I haven't seen any
>GS software lately in a mail order form.  There HAS to be a web site
>out there with software for sale, right?  What about an individual?
>
>*Where do you buy your software if you can't download it of the net?*
>
>Sorry for making my first question confusing,

Ack!  Sorry I misunderstood.

First of all, you can download a lot of great stuff off the net for the
IIGS that's legally freeware or shareware.

The following ftp server has them:

ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple16/

However, you will still need a method to transfer the files to your
IIGS.  Since you don't have a communication program for the IIGS,
this is harder.  I do not know the particular details, but Byron does.
Check out his post earlier in this thread and maybe email him.

He managed to set up a transfer system and get stuff to his IIGS.
He got it up and running to the point where I was able to email
him some nice graphics and music software.  You have enough
memory and storage to run practically all the stuff on the ground
ftp server, you just need to set up a way to get the stuff to the
IIGS.  Byron can help you.

Second, if you want to buy software, that's available too.  See
the following web sites where businesses sell IIGS stuff:

http://www.crl.com/~joko Shareware Solutions II web site
http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/iigs/sis/sis.htm
     Seven Hills Software's web site
http://www.sequential.com/ Sequential Systems web site
http://www.allelec.com/ Alltech's web site
http://www.byteworks.org/ ByteWork's web site

Here's some idea of what's available at the above sites: