Re: Help getting DOS 3.3 onto ][c

["Vince Briel" <vbriel@comcastspamoffmyback.net>]

Before you can use ADT you have to have DOS as you know. There is a file
dos.dmp that needs to get transferred over to the IIc. To do this with a PC
you simply connect using a terminal program. With a Mac I think you can use
zterm to dmp the file onto your IIc. This is the memory loaded barebones
DOS. Right after you dump the file onto your IIc you can put in a blank disk
and INIT HELLO to format a bootable DOS disk. From there you can transfer
over ADT in the same manner.

This is just an outline of what you need, obviously most people run into
problems with communication between the 2 computers. If you get stuck at a
certain point just ask, we'll help.

Cheers,

Vince
"Antares" <zero@nada.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> First off, let me thank you guys for the wealth of knowledge here and
> in the FAQ's! I recently (last week) go myself a complete ][c system
> (old peek=255) and your post ect. have been a great boon to my
> understanding. I wasn't lucky enough (or rich enough :) back in the
> 80's to have owned one of these gems....or any other computer for that
> matter... it wasn't till the mid 90's that I finally got a Mac, so I'm
> starting from ground zero on the ][c. Here's my question/dilema, I have
> the basic starter 5.25 floppies (Apple Intro, Mousepaint, Appleworks
> ect.) but I've got no DOS 3.3 disk. I'm trying to tranfer .dsk images
> to the ][c via an old Mac ClassicII thru serial connection with an
> imagewriter cable. I have MacADT but I need to boot in DOS 3.3 to
> transfer the ADT prog to the ][c (as you already know I'm sure)... I
> read in the faq, and elsewhere that I need to dump DOS 3.3 to the ][c
> via MacADT and then "init" a DOS 3.3 boot disk. How do I do the dump?
> The answer is prolly very simple and in the FAQ but I believe my brain
> has stopped processing info correctly as I've been researching the ][c
> every night since I got it for several hours (much to the smiling
> bemusement of my wife:). A step by step would be greatly apreciated.
> Thanks again for all you wisdom!!!