Re: Is GS/OS 5.whatever available?

[fmlin@netcom.com (Frank M. Lin)]

>I have a IIgs that for years I've used for 8-bit programs only.
>Originally a WOZ, it was upgraded to ROM 1, and I have 1 meg on the
>memory card for 1.25 meg total memory.   I have one 800k drive and
>two 5 1/4 floppies.

You really should have more memory, a HD, and an accelerator, but that's
probably too much money.  :)

>Since the ProDOS 16 that came with is obsolete, I recently bought
>GS/OS 6.1, even though I'd heard it would be difficult to use with this
>configuration (heck, running a native application with difficulty is
>better than not running it at all, right?).  But the thing is just
>too darned big for my machine.

I think you should atleast buy more RAM.  A 4mb RAM card is just around
$100 these days.

>So: would GS/OS 5.whatever be more satisfactory for me?  And where
>can it be found for downloading?  (I subscribe to GEnie, if it's
>hidden there.)

It's available, but you won't save much memory usage by using it.  Plus
you'll miss all the cool features of 6.0.1.  But if want to check it out
and you have FTP capabilities, try ftp.apple.com:dts/aii/sys.soft/system.5.

>Please post the information; I'll look Monday evening in this place.
>
>PS I really like my IIe better, but that's another story.

How so???  :)  THe ][gs can do everything the ][e can and much more.

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frank m. lin
fmlin@netcom.com