Re: AWGS problems...

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Will Smith <wsmith@ctron.com> wrote:

>here's what i have:
>
>Appleworks GS 1.0v2  (i still have the original floppies, but the books
>have been lost over several moves.)
>
>Apple IIgs ROM01, 2MB RAM
>
>Miscellaneous cards (Sonic Blaster, PC Transporter).
>
>here's the problem:
>
>i'm trying to install AWGS on my Focus drive.  i've followed the
>instructions that Tony puts there about dragging the floppy's icon over
>the HD's icon, etc.  that's fine.
>
>my PROBLEM is that when i run the program, it says something like this: 
>"<whatever module i select, from WP, DB, SS, etc.> module cannot be
>loaded."
>
>i have NO IDEA why it would say this.  it's worked before (actually, the
>last time i tried to run the program was a few years ago), but it won't
>now.  any ideas would be welcome and well-appreciated.

AWGS 1.0 is not GS/OS compliant.  It was written before GS/OS
and only runs under ProDOS 16.  When GS/OS was released,
Claris (then the publisher of AWGS) released version 1.1, which
also fixed a lot of bugs.

Basically, if you want AWGS to run from your hard drive, which
has GS/OS installed, you must upgrade to version 1.1.

http://www.allelec.com/ Alltech Electronics sells AWGS 1.1 for
$10.  They revised their web site, so you might not find it listed
there, but they were selling it.  You can also try emailing Tony
Diaz, who has a web site at http://www.apple2.org/ directly for
the exact status of AWGS 1.1 and whether or not Alltech is
still selling the program.