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Q: My GS control panel keeps resetting to the defaults and/or forgetting the
date.
A: It's probably your battery. If you have a ROM 03 GS, you just pop it out an
get another. On the ROM 01, you will need a Slide-On Battery Replacement Kit
from Night Owl Productions. See address in 'Resources' section.
Q: I want a Y-adapter for my GS keyboard.
A: Redmond Cable has an ADB Y-connector cable for separating your mouse from
the side of your keyboard (also can be used to work around a failing ADB port
on the keyboard). See the 'Resources' section of this FAQ.
Q: What programs are there for conversion of graphic images?
A: There are quite a few:
IIGIF is a freeware GIF converter for any Apple II (but there is a patch
needed for the Apple //c). It reads in GIF and saves as hires or
double-hires.
FTP: apple2.archive.umich.edu /apple2/8bit/graphics/iigif.bsc
FTP: apple2.archive.umich.edu /apple2/8bit/graphics/iic.patch.for.iigif
MACDOWN is also freeware and lets you do the same with MacPaint pics.
A ProDos 8 version of The Graphics Exchange (don't know much about it).
[The following software only work on an Apple IIGS]
The Graphics Exchange converts between many formats of graphics.
SuperConvert loads all GS formats, plus GIFS and other non-GS specific
formats and saves in all GS formats (including Finder Icon files). It has
more dithering options than most of the other programs, but you may have
to play with it to find the best one.
SHRConvert is the earlier, shareware, predecessor to SuperConvert. It does a
pretty good job on the types of graphics it supports.
FTP: apple2.archive.umich.edu /apple2/gs/graphics/shrconvert.2.1.bsq
Platinum Paint is a commercial program that can import all GS formats plus
MacPaint. It can only save in SHR and Apple Preferred. Version 2.0 can
make Animations too!
ShowPic 6 is a shareware NDA that can display most GS formats. You can also
save the resulting graphic as a IIGS SHR painting.
FTP: apple2.archive.umich.edu /apple2/gs/gsos/nda/showpic.6.0.bsq
Dream Grafix supports all 3200 color picture types and also 16 color and 256
color pictures. This is a very impressive commercial paint program with
its 3200 color support.
Note: 'All GS formats' includes Superhires (type $C1 and $C0), hires,
double-hires and PrintShop/PrintShop GS.
Q: Where can I get old games and stuff?
A: See the resouces section (Big Red Computer Club, TMS Peripherials, Quality
Computers, Resource Central.) There is also a project called Lost Classics
that is trying to track down origninal authors to get them to donate their
stuff to the Public Domain.
Q: I have an old CPM / PASCAL / DOS 3.3 disk. How do I get it into ProDos?
A: The //e system software, the DOS3.3 FST (GS/OS System 6), and Copy ][+ can
all convert Dos 3.3 files into ProDos. This is only helpful for text files,
graphics, and some Basic programs. For ProDos, CPM, Pascal, Dos 3.3, try the
program Chameleon. It's only drawback is that it does not recognize hard
disks. (just use a temporary ProDos floppy disk)
FTP: apple2.archive.umich.edu /apple2/8bit/util/chameleon.bsq
Q: I'm getting Error XXX. What's it mean?
A: Some common errors and their cause:
ProDos Errors:
UNABLE TO LOAD PRODOS - You can't boot a disk unless it has ProDos and a
something.SYSTEM file on it
$27 I/O Error. Possibly a bad disk? Verify it with Prosel or Copy II Plus
$44 Path not found (You gave an invalid directory name)
$45 Volume not found (you didn't type in the right disk name)
$46 File not found (you didn't type a valid filename)
GS/OS errors:
0911 Either your GS is overheating, or the ADB port is having problems
0301 Bad TransWarp
0308 see 8021
8020 Either random TransWarp, or SCSI (try using different SCSI connector)
8021 If you get this at random times and you have a HS Apple SCSI, it's
probably a version conflict. Install the SCSI drivers from your GS/OS
disk, not your HS Apple SCSI disk.
Q: How do you copy from a 5.25" disk to 3.5" disk?
A: ProDos has no problems with this, as long as you copy by files. Note that
ProDos can only have 51 files in the main directory. If you try to exceed
that, it will give you a cryptic 'Disk Full' error. If there really is space
left on the disk, you can copy all the files into a subdirectory to get
around the 51-file limit. In theory, you can put an unlimited number of files
in a Subdirectory, but in practice, you should limit them to a few hundred.
Q: Why does my Apple II lose characters when I'm using the modem?
A: Check the following: 1) Your software may need interrupts enabled. Examine
DIP Switch 2-6 on your Super Serial Card. 2) If you have an unenhanced //e,
you need to enhance your //e. 3) If you have a //c, it may be one of the ones
that had a serial port problem. Talk to your dealer about upgrading it for
2400 baud support.
Q: What happened to Beagle Brothers?
A: Quality computers is now distributing the Apple II Beagle Brothers
packages. In fact, they are even expanding the TimeOut line of AppleWorks
enhancement packages. On paper, Beagle no longer exists, but Quality is
trying to recruit the same programmers to continue to create new Appleworks
add-ons. BB has retired their extremely old stuff (mostly DOS 3.3) and now
you can download it (for free) exclusively on the QC BBS. (email
jerry@pro-quality.cts.com for details).
Q: Is the Apple // dead?
A: Old computers never die, they just get upgraded. Ok, ok, maybe not. But as
long as the computer is still useful to you, it is not dead. Many people
continue to use their Apple II's to run their buisness, control robots, etc.
Q: Yes, but isn't the Apple // wimpy? Isn't it old technology? Isn't 1 MHz
slow in today's computer world?
A: You don't always need a 50 MHz computer to do word processing, or a 3-D
relational spreadsheet to do checkbook balancing. Of course, I wouldn't use
my Apple to run Mathmatica. Use the right tool for the job. The Apple // is
simple enough that one can take total control of it. Write directly to to
screen. Re-write the operating system. Do cool hardware hacks with it. Write
a simple basic 'guess-the-number' game. Whatever. The point is that many
programmers write software for the Apple // because it is FUN as well as
challenging.
As for the 'old' bit: the IBM PC was released well over a decade ago too. The
GS is to an Apple II+ as the IBM 486 is to the IBM XT. (Ok, so maybe that's
stretching it a bit). As for speed, you can't directly compare those because
the underlying processors are different. The Apple gets more done in 1 clock
cycle than the IBM processor. Really, the only speed that matters is REAL
time. Windows and fancy graphics can really load a computer down. Even though
hardware is getting faster and better, software is getting larger and slower.
You can't win. Compare the time to start up the following word processors:
FrameMaker on a Sun SparcStation w/X-windows (30 seconds), M.S. Word on a Mac
w/System 7 (2 seconds) classic AppleWorks (instantly --I have a RamFast ;).
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Date: 1/1/93
From: dmag@umich.edu
Subject: System 6.0 mini-FAQ
Subtopic: Common Problems
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Some programs are incompatible with CloseView. Symptoms are the mouse wipes
out everything it moves over. Remove CloseView or inactivate it in the system
folder. May still cause troubles if active, but set to 'off'. See GS Technote
#91.
EasyAccess is also incompatible with some applications, (especially on ROM
01). Symptoms are a locked keyboard, and not being able to reboot. Remove it
or make it inactive.
Missing features of system 6? Perhaps you just used easy install, which
doesn't install all the bells and whistles. Try clicking on customize and add
the nifty things like Calculator, Find File, HFS FST, etc. You can also read
the Shortcuts file on SystemTools2 for some great keyboard shortcuts.
Finder icons that match by name and have a leading wildcard require uppercase
letters. For example, a name like "*.txt" never matches, but "*.TXT" works
fine (it matches regardless of a file's actual capitalization). (This was
accidental; the 5.0.4 Finder did not care about capitalization in icon
files.)
Two misconceptions about System 6: The A2.RAMCARD is not for the GS's /RAM5.
It only works with "slinky" (i.e. standard slot) cards. Also, the DOS 3.3 FST
has nothing to do with MS-DOS.
Subtopic: Tips & Hints
================================
The AppleShare logon programs have always looked for a folder named "Mail"
inside your user folder whenever you log onto a user volume. If there's any
items in there, they present a dialog that says "You have mail." Under SSW
6.0, that also sends a SysBeep2 request so you can get the sound of your
choice.
If you don't want to see your icons on boot, set bit 1 (i.e. the 2nd LSB) of
BRAM Location $5F. Be sure not to mess with the other bits. Use the toolbox
calls!
The FinderExtras folder goes in the same folder as the Finder (generally
*:System).
If you don't like yellow folders in the Finder you can change the byte at
offset +65 in the Finder resource with type $C001 and ID 1. Change the $E0 to
whatever you want (the first digit is the default folder foreground color,
and the low nibble is for the outline color). Only folders that do *not*
already have a color recorded in a Finder.Data file get the default color.
Subtopic: If you have a RamFast
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