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Re: Frustrated: Can't get DOS anywhere



In article <cbcmqr$rcs$1@rumours.uwaterloo.ca>,
Timbley <timhaynes@no.spam.please.alumni.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:

> You don't need any boot disks on the Apple to make ADT work.  You can
> download it straight to Apple's RAM via the serial port.  (Just do an IN#2
> from the Applesoft prompt, and do a text file transmission from the PC side
> to send the ADT code straight to Apple RAM).  You can then use ADT to
> transfer over any disk image you want and write it to a floppy on the Apple.

Really?  If so, please tell us how to write to an Apple II floppy without
any RWTS in RAM.....   <g>

I'm sorry, but you do need a bootable DOS 3.3 (or an equivalent Apple II OS)
floppy to be able to use ADT.


> It's a neat, clean bootstrap for people who have Apples but nothing
> whatsoever on disk.
> 
> Cheers
> Tim
> 
> "Alistair J Ross" <mailat@alirossdotco.uk> wrote in message
> pan.2004.06.23.11.38.36.36367@alirossdotco.uk">news:pan.2004.06.23.11.38.36.36367@alirossdotco.uk...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>>    My Apple ][ quest has been dormant for quite some weeks now since I
>>    have no operating system and no software to transfer disk images from
>>    my Linux box to the Apple ][ via serial.
>>
>> I believe I need:
>>
>> * DOS 3.3 or ProDOS (I have a 64K ][ Europlus)
>> * ADT (for transferring disk images to the Apple)
>>
>> One gentleman on this list (Igor in Italy) was kind enough to say that he
>> would send me a copy of these, but I haven't heard anything since. I have
>> obvisouly looked on Ebay, there is nothing available for delivery to the
>> UK (and I check back at least twice a week).
>>
>> A private company in England offered me copies of the software at 20.00
>> pounds a disk + postage which I thought was vastly overpriced, I'm not
>> prepared to pay that much.
>>
>> If you live in the UK or can deliver to the UK, I would gladly pay you a
>> reasonable price to get my Apple ][ project on the road, please let me
>> know if you can help me out.
>>
>> Kindest Regards,
>>
>> Alistair Ross
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