DiscQuest Software for the Apple IIgs
(Technical Information and Use)


Available for public access and download from:

ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/Utilities/diskQuest.shk

ftp://happypup.dhs.org:6502/Cabi_Archives/Utilities/diskQuest.shk

Also note: There is another full launch ProDOS 8 version thatıs
available and for use with ProDOS 8 and/or GS/OS for the IIgs

Ref. the URLıs below for access and download for it:

ftp://happypup.dhs.org:6502/Cabi_Archives/Utilities/diskQuest.P8.shk

ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/Utilities/diskQuest.P8.shk


DiscQuest is a CD ROM software product for the Apple IIgs, with DiscQuest you
can open up to a whole new world of reference library software. DiscQuest can
use such CDıs as the Family Doctor CD ROM,which was supplied with the original
commercial DiscQuest bundle sold in the past. DiskQuest isno longer offered or
sold new as a commercial product. Family Doctor is a medical encyclopedia. It
contains a vast wealth of information on human anatomy, common ailments and
remedies, and much more.

DiscQuest allows you to use DiscPassage format CD ROM that are available for PC
and Mac systems and are commonly found in software stores that sell CD ROMs.
Again, the CD's must be in DiscPassage format. Discs in this format are
generally Reference/Informational type databases and not games. Some titles are
US History, World History, US Geography, US States & Capitols, Baseball
Statistics, and many more.

Additionally, as a separate product called DiscQuest Encyclopedia, which is
Comptons Multimedia Encyclopedia with special software enabling it to be used
with the Apple IIgs. Both, DiscQuest & DiscQuest Encyclopedia will take full
advantage of any graphics included on the CD ROM and play any sounds as well.
Additionally, you can use DiscQuest to play music CD's as well.

To use DiscQuest you need an Apple IIgs system consisting of:

Apple IIgs with 1 Meg memory & 3.5" Drive Apple High Speed SCSI or RAMFast SCSI
v3.01ez card Any standard SCSI CD ROM Drive*

Optional System configurations would be: (in addition to the above)

SCSI hard disk, 2 Meg or more memory, SoundMeister card, accelerator card.

Only Apple branded CD ROM drives, models, CDSC CDSC Plus, CD 150, CD 300 can be
used with an Apple brand SCSI card. Separate software drivers are needed for any
other drive type in order to work with an Apple SCSI card. The RAMFast SCSI card
will use any standard CD ROM drive, regardless of brand with DiscQuest.