Re: Running Apple IIgs software off a pc hard Drive

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Ed Eastman writes ...
>
> Rubywand wrote:
> > mike writes ...
> >
> >>I own an Apple IIgs and was wondering if anyone here knows of a way to
> >>connect an apple IIgs to a pc an run IIgs software from the pc ? Reason I
> >>ask is cause i have seen it done for old commodore computers and thought
> >>it was cool. Plus it would be cheaper
> >>and easier then locating and buying the hard drive and 
> >>3.5 " drive and all the cards. If anyone has an Idea or knows
> >>how to do this please contact me with the info @ tirk@sasktel.net
> >
> >
> >
> > Someone was talking about doing that 4-5 years ago. Don't know whether he
> > actually got the system going. You could try some Google searches of
> > comp.sys.apple2 .
> > 
>
>
> By connecting the parallel (printer) port of your PC and the Game
> connector of your Igs, the PC can act as sort of a file server.  It will
> allow you to connect a 'disk image file' to your apple II and serve
> files form the disk image.
> 
> Do a search on Apple Oasis.
> 
 ....

     Thanks for the lead. I'll check it out.


Rubywand