Re: Apple II tape images

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Joe Walker wrote:
> Is there anywhere I can get Apple II tape images-- say, files in .wav
> format that I can play from my sound card into the tape input of my IIe? 
> I have no other way of getting files onto it.  My main concern is with
> getting an image of DOS to put on floppy disks, as for some reason (maybe
> because I'm using the Beagle Brother's extended DOS) I can't use INIT.  If
> it's not possible to get an image of DOS on tape (as I understand the
> Apple can only load BASIC files), what about a program that does the same
> thing?

You are correct in your assumption that Beagle Bros overwrites the
INIT function, effectively removing it from that DOS.

It would be possible to R(ead) a "tape" containing DOS into
your Apple, and then INIT disks with it.  This would be a nice
alternative "bootstrap" path for folks with no DOS disks.

-michael

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