Re: Catalyst desktop (GUI) for Apple II - disk image?

[blakespot <blakespot@gmail.com>]

On Dec 7, 12:36 am, blakespot <blakes...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I own Quark Catalyst.  Apple promoted this and bundled with the
> UniDisk when it first debuted in '86 or so.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/3088280814/in/set-721576043383...
>
> The disk is bad.  Does anyone know where I can get an image of this
> GUI?  Thanks.
>
> bp

Pitz Wong pointed this out to me:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.apple2/browse_thread/thread/2cd7556b1452ffbb

Catalyst apparently needs a genuine UniDisk 3.5 (white, slow) to run
due to protection.  Explains why it will not boot on my GS.

I guess there was never a patch for this?  Sad - it was an interesting
GUI.  I am tempted to grab a cheap UniDisk to give it a go.

It was, in part, Apple's Catalyst marketing that brought me back to
the Apple IIe from...oddly...Amiga.  See:

http://www.bytecellar.com/archives/000125.php

:-)



bp