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Re: where can i download the various OS's for my GS?



limtc wrote:
> I just tried it, and now after reboot, it says "Unable to load
> BASIC.System"... don't we need to specify the size when Bsave it?

You certainly do--and I spaced and didn't add it!

The correct size is indicated in the CATALOG listing entry
for BASIC.SYSTEM.

Sorry for my confusion.  ;-)

> On 4锟斤拷23锟斤拷, 锟斤拷锟斤拷3时56锟斤拷, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>The usual way is to copy the files to a new disk, but that requires
>>the ProDOS utilities.  As you can see, there's a basic set of disks
>>(or programs on one disk) that is essential to using ProDOS.
>>
>>You can copy a SYS program by BLOADing it:
>>
>>  BLOAD /DSK/SUBDIR/BASIC.SYSTEM,A$2000,TSYS
>>
>>then CREATE the file where you want it:
>>
>>  CREATE /DSK/BASIC.SYSTEM,TSYS

-michael

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