Re: Apple IIGS unable to load PRODOS

[voss@i40s16.ira.uka.de (Stefan Voss)]

In article <1993Sep18.222232.17606@cpva>, euc@cpva.saic.com writes:
|> I am trying to load an application software disk and the apple IIGS says unable 
|> to load PRODOS.  I have figured out that is the operating system, but I don't
|> know how to fix it.  How do you load PRODOS on the application software and how
|> do you find the execution file on the application software if you boot the
|> system up on a separate system disk?  Perhaps I should read a book on this
|> operating system.  Do you know of any simple, cheap books on Apple II system? 
|> signed  - just an old IBMmer......(By the way, this is not EUC - he is too
|> embarassed by the stupidity of this question - I am his wife.)

The usual way to launch an application consists of:
1. Boot the IIGS with a disk or hard drive that contains the operating 
   system. If you are using GS/OS (the latest operating system for the IIGS) you
   normally end up in a program called "Finder". I assume that you use
   the Finder.
2. Insert the disk containing your application and double-click on the disk's
   icon that should have appeared when you inserted the disk. After this,
   you should see a window showing all the files on that disk.
3. Start your application by double-clicking on the application`s file icon.
   If you don't know which file to start, select "by kind" from the "View"
   menu. Your disk's window should now change to a list of files. Please note
   that you have to keep the mouse button pressed if you want to select a menu
   item. I.e. `select' means: a) Move the mouse pointer to "View" in the menu 
   bar. b) Press the mouse button ("View" is highlightened and pull down menu 
   appears). c) With the mouse button *pressed* move the mouse pointer to 
   "by kind" in the pull down menu. ("by kind" should now be highlightened)  
   d) Release the mouse button.
   Try to start any file that says "GS/OS application" or 
   "ProDOS 8 application" under the `kind' category. 

Hope this helps,

Stefan Voss
(voss@ira.uka.de)