Re: trying to get an Apple II GS going for fun...

[wizard@direct.ca (Astro)]

On Sat, 08 May 1999 09:33:59 -0500, nobody@wavetech.net (Greg Buchner)
wrote:

>It's actually DiskCopy.  The current version is 6.3.3 obtainable from
>Apple's web and ftp sites.  It comes as a self-mounting image (smi).

Ya... I can confirm that. I must have typoed by writing "CopyDisk". 

>Make sure you've installed the HFS.FST on the IIGS so it can read HFS disks and you've
>got a fairly easy way to transfer files.

That would be assuming I have a hard drive in the Apple IIGS to
install HFS FST? I don't... right now it is a bare bones setup with
ROM01, 1meg RAM expansion, and the 3.5" External Floppy. So far I
haven't booted a thing! [Cause I haven't had anything to boot! But as
you can see, I'm working on it...]

>...most useable files for the IIGS would come as either ShrinkIt
>(SHK) or ShrinkIt files than have been converted to Binscii to be a
>text readable format (BSQ?).

ShrinkIt is kind of like Stuffit, no? But ShrinkIt can be used on the
Apple IIGS? So... once I have booted into the OS then I can manipulate
files, like loading games, converting files with ShrinkIt, and saving
files to the floppy drive? Don't some games come as "self-bootable"? 

Thanks Greg!


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