Re: new GS user needs help

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

none (none@awinc.com) wrote:
: I'm new at using the iigs and rather than posting questions on this newsgroup, 
: I was wondering if their is any ftp or www sites that has apple ii/iigs 
: basics, faqs, and some useful links to get started with. Also looking for some 
: software to get started, wondering on which ftp sites this could be found: a 
: good disk utility, word processor, and communications software. I will be 
: downloading this onto an ibm and was wondering how to get it to my apple iigs. 
: I was planning on sending via modem, but the only copy of proterm I had 
: crashed (I think the prodos boot sector screwed up and was thinking if I had 
: another copy of prodos, I could run proterm from it. Does anyone know if I can 
: fix the disk, or where to get another copy of prodos?) So I thought if I had 
: an apple ii emulator for ibm, I could do the transfer on the ibm. Or perhaps a 
: null modem transfer (do I need special software for this? is it done through 
: commincations software?)

: 	I may be up sh-t creek, looking for some paddles. Where do I go? 
: Thanks. msentlin@awinc.com

(I couldn't resist this one...)
I think that with a minor re-wiring many IBM type paddles can be made to
function on the ]['s; it's a 150k potentiometer hooked across the game
port, so you can even build a set yourself... 8-)

As for FTP sites...I believe that all of the most recent system software
(including the latest versions of ProDOS and GS/OS) are available from
support.apple.com.  There are a couple of really broad FTP archives for
other A][ stuff as well, notably ground.isca.uiowa.edu.  There, you can
even find a copy of AppleWriter ][e and a couple of comm programs.

As for getting the stuff into the ][ from another machine, you can use a
null-modem transfer to do it, using standard communications software.

But then, you have a problem:  no comm software on the ][.  Someone who
reads this group offers a starter package with everything you need
software-wise to get started with A][ communications. 

--Dave Althoff, ][.
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