Re: IIgs questions

["Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com>]

"cbmeeks" <cbm at s i g n a l d e v d o t k o m> wrote in message
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> Ok, I've downloaded the System 6 from Apple's website...
> I am going to get me a cable to connect my PC to my IIgs.

> 1) Do I need a harddrive to install System 6 or can I just simply load off
> of disks?  One of the disks looks like a "setup disk" which usually means
a
> harddrive install.

Well, the setup disk is an install disk, however it has an option to do a
"floppy install". It may seem like an oxymoron, but it will put a watered
down installation on a single 3.5" disk.

> 2) I have downloaded some games but they are in "2mg"  format.  What is
that
> and how do I get it to a real disk on the IIgs?

The 2mg format is a disk image that is most commonly used with IIgs
emulators. If you want to write them to IIgs disks, there are various
programs for the IIgs that will accomplish this. The trick is getting the
file on the IIgs in the first place, and with a floppy setup this may prove
difficult. There are also probably programs that will write the disks on an
old mac. That might be the easier way.

What I would do is look for the games in an .SHK or .SDK file format. The
SDK is a Shrunk Disk Image, which is smaller and easier to manage on the
IIgs than a 2mg. ShrinkIt GS writes them rather nicely.

http://whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/ has a nice selection of games and apps in
this format. Check it out.

> 3) Same question for the "bxy"?

bxy is a ShrinkIt file, which is like the Apple II equivalent of a zip file.

-Greg