Re: Help //c -> IIgs -> mac disk transfer

["Cyril Lambin" <lambin@cohprog.com>]

Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote in message
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> You do not need to reinstall your old MacOS just to read ProDOS
> because the system disk for the IIGS that you are after, System 6.0.1,
> includes a module called the HFS FST, which can read and write
> Mac HFS disks (800k ones using the double density drive).

I was more looking for system 5.0.4 as said in a FAQ I read, but if you say
so I'll try to get 6.0.1 instead.

> Yup.  http://www.allelec.com/ Alltech Electronics has System 6.0.1 for
> the IIGS on disk for around $10.  For $59, they will sell your a hard
> disk on a card called the Focus which has System 6.0.1 installed and
> a library of freeware and shareware.

I'm living in France, furthermore I don't want to pay anything for that
operation.

> The benefit of this is that DSK2FILE is bound to be included in the
> library.  DSK2FILE is an Apple II utility for making .dsk disk images.

Can I make system disks from the files I downloaded on Apple's ftp with the
Mac?

> The keyboard may be busted.  Try connecting the one from your
> Mac.  Mac ADB keyboards and mice are still compatible with the
> IIGS, which was the first computer to use ADB.

Actually it's the keyboard of my dead LC475. I'll test it on the G3.

> On the IIc, you'd need to get into BASIC.SYSTEM's command
> prompt "]" and use the "prefix" command.
>
> Example, you wanted to open the folder "apple" on your root
> volume.  Type: PREFIX APPLE and the next time you type
> catalog, you'll be cataloging the APPLE directory rather than
> the root directory.

Thanks!

Cyril.