Re: Apple IIe

[bjblackbear@ibm.net (B.J. Major)]

Nathan Mates <nathan@visi.com> wrote:

> In article <344D8584.F8F20B5B@worldchat.com>,
> Mark JK Sowers  <mjks@worldchat.com> wrote:
> >Can anyone please tell me where I can obtain an OS on disk for the apple IIe
> >system?
> 
>    Yes, the comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at
> http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html lists several ways to
> acquire such a disk _Legally_. [Offers from idiots who never respected
> copyrights in the past on anything, despite being told he *can't* do
> that should be ignored-- said self admitted pirate and drug abuser
> will pirate anything if he can suck up to others in the process.]
> 
>    As quoted in the csa2 FAQ, Steve Cavanaugh is legally licensed
> to be able to copy ProDOS and such on a disk; here's the contact info:
> 
> --- snip
> 
> Steve Cavanaugh (appleblossom@delphi.com,
> http://people.delphi.com/appleblossom/, 8 Ardley Street, Brockton, MA
> 02402) has now taken over the distribution of a 5.25" disk with modem
> utilities, a terminal program (Comm.System 2.5), Shrinkit 3.4, BinSCII
> 1.0.3, UU 1.1, Sneeze 2.2 and UnShrink 2.1 in ready to run
> format. Also included are all the docs for the above programs, plus
> Zlink (in archived format). this service. Send $3 to cover postage and
> materials to Steve Cavanaugh, Apple Blossom Publishing, P.O. Box
> 120434, Boston, MA 02112-0434. [Chuck Orem used to provide this.] He
> is also licensed to copy ProDOS 8; contact him for details. He also
> publishes The Apple Blossom, a "bimonthly newsletter reviewing new
> hardware and software for the Apple II computer as well as presenting
> original how-to articles and interviews." He's also involved in Hyper
> Quarterly, "our new disk-based subscription for Apple IIGS
> users. Every three months subscribers will get two disks of the latest
> and greatest in HyperCard IIGS stacks. The premier issue will be sent
> out at the end of April, 1997."
> 
> --- snip

All the information provided above is well and good, but for a new user
of a IIe it's a tad overwhelming.  It sounds as if this user only wants
the old ProDOS User's Disk which was bundled with the IIe, or the double
sided disk entitled DOS 3.3 System Master/ProDOS User Disk (which was
technically the OS disk for the IIe), as he mentioned no need for a
terminal emulation program, modem utilities, or any of the above
referenced stuff.

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