Re: GS/OS 4.x and GS/OS 5.x disks

[bill malcolm <wm65805@alltel.net>]

HI : I have found that DART works great for 800k disk but not for 1.44 on the mac.
I will look on my apple service CD and see what is no that CD.

bill ..


SlickRCBD wrote:

> In article <DoNOT-2308021812500001@12-248-65-251.client.attbi.com>,
> DoNOT@feed.trolls (SlickRCBD) wrote:
>
> > In article <RumorMill--11820054418465552@mail2.chatter.com>, "Steve Q"
> > <sqnospam@superbio.notrash> wrote:
> >
> > > > I still have my origional 4.0 disks, and some 5.0.4 disks. I also have an
> > > > incomplete System 5.0.2 peiced together from various bootable programs I
> > > > owned.
> > > > However, due to a recent hardware failure, I can only manufature diskcopy
> > > > images using my Macintosh. Will that be acceptable?
> > >
> > > Beggars can't be choosers. <g>   I've got plenty of Macs at home to use for
> > > extraction, but haven't had a ton of luck in getting the IIgs to read disks
> > > from them.  I'd happily accept whatever you've got, and given the support we
> > > have in the Apple II community, I'm certain we can work something out to get
> > > them extracted (if I strike out) and put online.  How would you like to
> > > proceed?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Steve
> > I've tried comp.binaries.apple2, using DiskCopy encased in Macbinary, but
> > if there is another place or format, let me know. It needs to be possible
> > to put it together on a PowerMac running Mac OS 8.6, or an apple IIGS sans
> > monitor (which would be a trick).
> >
> > Just name it, I'll do what I can. As for the issue of the IIGS having a
> > hard time reading the disks, certain Quadras and at least one early
> > PowerMac (don't remember the model, but it was available in 1994 or 1995,
> > my memory's a little fuzzy) had a shitty drive that couldn't handle double
> > density disks properly, only high density disks.
>
> I've made two failed attempts to post to comp.binaries.apple2. The binary
> posts will NOT show up. I think my newserver has a message size limit. How
> and where should I post the images?
>
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