Re: Type changer on IIgs

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

econstantineau@hotmail.com writes ...
> 
> I downloaded TypeChanger for the IIgs but I can't seem to make it work, the
> instructions say that you have to load into Basic but it just doesn't work,
> when I try to execute the bload command like this: bload tchange.bin, ttxt,
> a2048 I get the following message: FILE TYPE MISMATCH.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?

 ....

     Going to one of the sites with TCHANGE.BIN, I downloaded the file,
transferred it to the GS, started BASIC, and followed the directions.
Everything worked fine. The process works fine on another II (a II+)
under an early ProDOS, too.

     It may be that, one way or another, the file is not arriving on
your Apple II as a Text file. For example, it may be a BIN file-- which
would be kind of funny, since the whole idea of the BLOAD, etc. is to
end up with a BIN file you can BRUN.

     Try this: under BASIC, do a CAT of the disk on which the downloaded
file is located. In the "TYPE" column of the Catalog, what kind of file
is the downloaded TCHANGE.BIN? If it is a "BIN" file, try BRUN
TCHANGE.BIN. If it is some other kind of file, what kind is it?

     Be sure to post what you discover.



 
> I have downloaded a couple of programs for my IIgs but I can't run anything.
>

     On what machine are you downloading files? How do you transfer
files to your Apple II?

     Downloading, transferring, etc. takes a little practice. Once
things are going smoothly, the whole thing suddenly looks easy.



Rubywand