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Re: 800k floppy on a Mac Classic II to transfer files to IIgs

In article <26411$470c5f1f$4087c017$5762@FOXVALLEY.NET> Michael
Kent<michael@syndicomm.remove.this.com> wrote:
>  Jcarlson1701 <jcarlson1701@gmail.com> wrote:
>>   Thanks for all of the suggestions. Since I'm new to a IIgs and
>> don't have any software/documentation, I'm assuming that I can just
>> do an 'init' from the applesoft command line to format a disk?

>  The easiest way is to boot into the Finder, insert a blank disk into
> thedrive, and click "Yes" when Finder asks you if you want to format
>  it.

>  Choose "ProDOS" or "HFS", 800K, and 2:1 interleave, and you're in
>  business.

>  You do have System 6.0.1, don't you?  If not, things get a little
>  trickier.

>  Mike


Thanks for the advice Mike. And no, I don't have System 6.0.1. I have
The disk images of it and am trying to get those going.