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Re: GS/OS problems

In article <3tn1lc$bvt@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us>,
Martin Gruen <z008729b@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us> wrote:
>   Thanks to the help of several people on this board I've tracked down 
> System 6.0.1. My problem is now that the ftp.apple.com site has a damaged 
> version on the install.bsc file.  

I've heard this claim several times, but I downloaded the file myself
a while ago, and it seemed to be fine.

The only possible problem I could see is that the file is larger than
800k, so you would need a large RAM disk or hard drive to download it.

>   I've tried ftp.support.com and the files come in two ways a HQX file 
> (which I've never heard of) and a BXY, which my ShrinkIt can't identify 
> as a compressed file for some unknown reason.  

HQX is a Macinotsh format - it is a BinHex encoded file containing a
compressed disk image.

The so-called BXY files on ftp.support.apple.com have some garbage at
the start of the file (a MacBinary header, possibly?).  If you can
strip that off, the rest of it is a valid BXY file.

>  Btw.  Does hypercard require a hard drive?  I couldn't get those files  
> either, but the system is my priority right now.

Yes.  HyperCard IIgs requires a hard drive and at least 1.5MB of RAM
(I'd recommend 2MB as a reasonable minimum).
-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand