Subject: Re: Apple IIGS Can't load prodos
From: Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>
Date: Mon, Jan 4, 1999 7Ç45 
Message-id: <3690D407.5DFC442E@swbell.net>



Robert Sayers writes ...
> 
> I have been given an old Apple IIGS by a friend. It has a 5.25 and a 3.5
> disk drives but no hard drive no software and no manuals. I downloaded
> system 6.01 from apple with my powermac  and formatted blank disks as 800K
> Prodos to put the system on. When I start the apple IIGS with the system
> or install disk the machine trys to read the disk and come back that it
> can't load prodos. Any help would be much appreciated, please email your
> reply.
 ....

     Okay. This is also being posted to comp.sys.apple2 because the
question seems to fit better there.

     There are several possible snags you may have hit. One is that the
files you downloaded were not unShrinked. Another is that the GS did not
like something about the formatting by your Mac.

     If you used High Density diskettes, they may not be readable via
the GS drives-- usually, the GS can read stuff from 3.5" HD diskettes;
but, the GS drives are designed for DD diskettes.

     Or, your diskettes could be okay but your GS drives may need
cleaning.



Rubywand