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

["Mike Westerfield" <MikeW50@aol.com>]

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In article <37250bac.6207446@news.direct.ca>, wizard@direct.ca (R.
Priestley) wrote:


>So basically what I need is to be able to start it up. Trouble is: I
>have searched the internet for files and I am confused as to what I
>need. I have seen files and references for something called ProDOS and
>I found some files on the Apple web site which seem to relate to the
>][GS, but ???
>
>...
>
>To further complicate the matter I am a PC user and all my disks are
>formatted for IBM. I was thinkin about trying to find a PC app that
>will format Apple floppies, but I could be wasting my time. I don't
>know what file to have sitting on the boot disk anyways.
>
>Can any kind user or users help?

You need to find some way of getting the files onto a floppy disk the Apple
II can use. Without special, unusual hardware, a Windows machine can't do
it. Any Macintosh with a floppy drive that can handle 800K floppies can do
the job. If you don't have access to either of these, and don't already have
the Apple IIGS going, you need to find a physical boot disk.

Local user's groups are one source. If there are none in your area, you can
find boot disks starting at $4 (including shipping) at
http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks. You'll also find tons of other system
software, documentation, programming tools and productivity tools there.

Mike Westerfield
Byte Works, Inc.