Subject: Re: help with boot disks Message-ID: <37B7C705.2B9324D8@swbell.net> From: Rubywand Reply-To: rubywand@swbell.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win95; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 References: <934789857.659307@diddley.primus.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 30 Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 03:08:37 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.193.9.43 X-Complaints-To: abuse@swbell.net X-Trace: typhoon01.swbell.net 934790861 207.193.9.43 (Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:07:41 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:07:41 PDT Organization: SBC Internet Services the.cat.in.the.hat@usa.net writes ... > > i have a platinum IIe and i have heard lots about boot disks and i have to > ask > > * what is it > * what is it for It is a diskette which can start up a disk operating system such as DOS 3.3 or ProDOS. (See http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2DOSMM.html .) > * how can i get one in Australia You could email a fellow Australian who posts to this newsgroup (or someone who runs an Australian or NZ users' group) and offer to pay a few dollars to get one or two bootable diskettes which include some useful programs such as Copy II Plus. > * any other info .... See http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs1START.html and click on "Enter Main Hall". Rubywand