The comp.sys.apple2 Usenet newsgroup Apple II FAQs originate from the Ground Apple II archive, 1997-2005. Administrator: Steve Nelson Csa2 FAQs-on-Ground ref: Csa21MAIN4.txt rev086 May 2005 Main Hall-4: Get It- Links to popular software packages File Handling Utilities 001- Where can I get ShrinkIt, binscii, DSK2FILE, ASIMOV, etc.? Telecom and Transfer Programs 002- Where can I get ADT, ADTgs, Agate, Modem MGR, Spectrum ...? System and DOS Software 003- Where can I get DOS 3.3 and ProDOS? 004- Where and how do I get GS System 6.0.1? 005- Where can I get AmDOS, OzDOS, DOS 3.3 Launcher, ProSel 8, SpeedGS? Programming and Language Software 006- Where can I get Program Writer, GPLE, Merlin, Orca, ... ? Word Processor and Productivity Software 007- Where can I get Appleworks, ScreenWriter, WordPerfect, ...? 008- Where can I get Platinum Paint, PaintWorks Gold, DeluxePaint II? 009- Where can I get 816 Paint, Blazing Paddles, Dazzle Draw, ...? 001- Where can I get ShrinkIt, Shrink (64k), Unshrink (64k), GS-ShrinkIt, binscii, GScii, BISCIT, TCHANGE, DSK2FILE, ASIMOV, PMPunZip, Angel, FileManager, 2qwk!, GZPK, Disk Muncher, Copy II Plus, NuLib, Balloon, DskIn & DskOut, Saltine's Super Transcopy (SST), FishWings, UnforkIt, XTRAX, StuffIt Expander, Diskcopy, Clone, Imgutnew.exe, DiskDup+, ProTYPE, MECC Copy, BlockWarden, BlockWork, DISK2FDI, CiderPress, ProDOS File Navigator, and FID? You can download ... ShrinkIt v3.4 or later ("8-bit ShrinkIt") ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/ as binscii file and self-extracting archive ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/misc/ See PDShrinkIts disk below Shrink (v2.1) for 64k Apple II's ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/disk_utils/ See PDShrinkIts disk below Unshrink (v2.1) for 64k Apple II's ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/disk_utils/ See PDShrinkIts disk below GS-ShrinkIt ("ShrinkIt-GS", "GSHK") ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/ as .sea, .sdk, and binscii http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ on 5.25" .dsk disk image GSHK_dsk.zip See GSUTILS disk below BINscii See PDShrinkIts disk below GScii NDA ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple16/System/Ndas/ BISCIT ("BSC-It") ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/ TCHANGE ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/useful.stuff/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ See PDShrinkIts disk below DSK2FILE (v4.x or later for a 128k //e or later Apple II; version 3 or earlier for 64k Apple II's) http://www.geocities.com/oneelkruns/index.html current version (v5.8) ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/ v5.5 and v5.6 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple8/Utils/ v2.1 http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ v5.8 ASIMOV ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/upl2000/Jun/ v2.0 ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/ v1.3 and 2.0 http://www.ninjaforce.com/html/products.html v2.0 http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ v1.3 and 2.0 See GSUTILS disk below PMPunZip ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple16/Com/Utils/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ Angel ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Pgms/ as .shk FileManager NDA ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple16/System/Ndas/ 2qwk! ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple8/Com/ GZPK ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple8/Com/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ Disk Muncher See TNILUTIL disk below Copy II Plus (DOS & ProDOS versions on disk images) ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/disk_utils/ ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/Disks/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ on disk images (see below) NuLib http://www.nulib.com/ newest NuLib (NuLib2) ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/ v3.24 ftp://apple2.tffenterprises.com/pub/apple2/ARCHIVERS/ v3.24 as ibmnulib.zip http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ v3.24 Balloon v2.0 NDA contact A2Central.com http://www.a2central.com/ DskIn & DskOut ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/ as .zip ftp://ftp.wonderland.stramiello.net/pub/apple2/asimov/utility/ as .zip http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ as .zip Saltine's Super Transcopy (SST) ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/disk_utils/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ FishWings (PC file view/management util for disk images) http://www3.bboard.com/charlied/fishwings.htm UnforkIt ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/upl2000/Jun/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ ftp://apple2.tffenterprises.com/pub/apple2/utils/ XTRAX (utility for generating self-extracting archives for 8-bit Apple II's) http://www.manual.com/apple2/ Aladdin StuffIt Expander for Macs http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/ Diskcopy (GS diskcopy-to-disk) as DiskcopyToDisk.zip http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ Clone (GS diskcopy-to-disk) on Golden Orchard CD from Shareware Solutions II ... http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko Imgutnew.exe (PC diskcopy-to-2mg convert) http://www.inwards.com/xgs/xgs_faq.html (click "Image Utility") http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ as DiskcopyTo2mg.zip DiskDup+ v2.9.2 (copier for Macs) http://garberstreet.netfirms.com/Downloads.html http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ http://allmacintosh.forthnet.gr/preview/206989.html ProTYPE for Macs ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Mac/ MECC Copy ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/apple8/Utils/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ BlockWarden ProDOS block editor (from ProSel) See PDUTIL disk below BlockWork ProDOS block editor ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Utils/ DISK2FDI copy Apple II disks on a PC http://www.oldskool.org/disk2fdi CiderPress manage ShrinkIt files and disk images on a PC http://www.faddensoft.com/ ProDOS File Navigator (launcher and file manager) ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Utils/ FID "File Developer" for .dsk images of DOS 3.3 disks http://hotel04.ausys.se/pausch/apple2/#FID You can also obtain several of the above in collections on a ShrinkIt .sdk whole-disk file, emulator .dsk disk image, and/or emulator .nib disk image: TNILUTIL (.sdk, .dsk) bootable DOS 3.3 (EsDOS) DOS 3.3 version of Copy II Plus Disk Muncher fast copier Beagle's Program Writer Joystick checker/adjuster Graphics viewer plus a few other programs PDUTIL (.sdk, .dsk, .nib) bootable ProDOS v1.9 ProDOS/DOS Copy II Plus utilities Beagle's Program Writer Block Warden block editor Graphics viewer plus a few other programs PDSHRINKITS (.sdk, .dsk) bootable ProDOS v1.9 8-bit ShrinkIt v3.4 8-bit Shrink v2.1 for 64k 8-bit Unshrink v2.1 for 64k Type Changer BINSCII w. docs plus a few other programs PDTCOM (.sdk, .dsk) bootable ProDOS v1.9 DSK2FILE (v5.5) UU decode w. docs Comm System 8 telecom utility plus a few other programs ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/Disks/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ GSUTILS (.sdk) 800k disk boots a bare-bones System 6.0.1 and starts GS-ShrinkIt. ZLINK (.shk) telecom utility ASIMOV (.shk) for converting .dsk files. Coolwriter for reading/editing Text) ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ --Rubywand ____________________________ 002- Where can I get ADT, ADTgs, ADTcc, ADTwin, ADTux, Agate, Modem MGR, Spectrum, ProTerm, ap2222pc, ZLink, ][2Mac, MacADT, A2fx, HfsLink? ADT (Adt122) on Asimov, Ground, GSWV ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/ ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ included in ADT_2004.zip ADTgs (ADTgs91) on Ground, GSWV ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ included in ADT_2004.zip ADTcc (ADTcc121) on Ground, GSWV ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ included in ADT_2004.zip ADTwin (ADTw122) on Ground, GSWV ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ included in ADT_2004.zip ADT122_PortToUnix on GSWV, Aladdin, Asimov http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ ftp://ftp.aladdin.de/pub/people/chris/adt/adt122unix.tar.gz ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/ ADT for UNIX (description of a process) from Mike Hall http://www.enteract.com/~mghall/apple/a2unix.html Agate v069 on Ground (.sdk and .dsk)and GSWV (.sdk and .dsk in .zip) ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/Disks/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ Modem MGR (MMGR) on Ground, GSWV, Trenco ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Comm/Modem.mgr/ http://www.gno.org/pub/apple2/appledos33/comm/term/modem.mgr/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ Spectrum from Shareware Solutions II http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko ProTerm from Intrec http://www.intrec.com/ Ap2222pc on Asimov, GSWV ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ ZLink on Ground, Apple Blossom, GSWV ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/Disks/ http://people.delphi.com/appleblossom/modemdisk.html http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ ][2Mac on Adam's HomePage http://macadam.dyndns.org/ MacADT on Asimov ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/utility/ A2fx (A2fx08) on TFFE, Ground, GSWV ftp://apple2.tffenterprises.com/pub/apple2/8bit/hfsreaders/ ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Utils/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ HfsLink (HfsLink10) on TFFE, Ground, GSWV ftp://apple2.tffenterprises.com/pub/apple2/8bit/hfsreaders/ ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Utils/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ --Penman, Supertimer, Rubywand, MDRipley37 ____________________________ 003- Where can I get DOS 3.3 and ProDOS? DOS 3.3 Dump (file for NULL modem transfer to an Apple II) as Dos33dmp.zip from Ground, Asimov, GSWV ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/upl2000/Mar/ ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/masters/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/ DOS 3.3 and High-Speed Variants (for 48k or larger Apple II) in .dsk image and ShrinkIt .sdk file ... DOS 3.3 SystemMaster 1980 as .dsk image in DOS33SystemMaster1980.zip http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/ DOS 3.3 SystemMaster 1983 as .dsk image in DOS33SystemMaster1983.zip http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/ DOS 3.3 SystemMaster 1983 newer version of DOS 3.3 as .dsk image in DOS33SystemMaster1983NuVrsn.zip http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/ DavidDOS as .dsk image in DavidDOS.zip http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/ DiversiDOS as .dsk image in DiversiDOS.zip http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/ EsDOS as .dsk image and ShrinkIt .sdk file in EsDOS.zip http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/ Also see TNILUTIL disk in Q&A 001 above. ProntoDOS v2 as .dsk image and ShrinkIt .sdk file in Prontodos.zip http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/ ProDOS in .dsk image, .nib image, and/or ShrinkIt .sdk file ProDOS v1.9 (for 64k or larger Apple II) on several disks with utilities as .dsk image, .nib image, and/or ShrinkIt .sdk file See PDUTIL and other ProDOS disk files in Q&A 001 above. ProDOS v2.0.3 and Standard Apple Utiltities v3.1 as .dsk image and ShrinkIt .sdk file in PDStdUtils31.zip or separately as PDStdUtils31.dsk and PDStdUtils31.sdk (for enhanced IIe or later Apple II) http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/ ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/useful.stuff/Disks/ 288-block ProDOS v1.9 (36-track ProDOS, for 64k or larger Apple II) as ShrinkIt .sdk file in ProDOS288blocks.zip or PRODOS288blocks.SDK http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/ ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Emulators/ --Rubywand ____________________________ 004- Where and how do I get GS System 6.0.1? Small Installation For a small System 6.0.1 that will boot from a single 800k diskette and fit on a ROM-01 or ROM 3 IIgs with at least 1MB of RAM, you can obtain ... GS_Sys601small_SingleDiskForROM1.zip or GS_Sys601small_SingleDiskForROM3.zip from the GS WorldView archive at http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/ . For info and download links click on "Getting GS System 6.0.1". (The the standard patches to fix HFS.FST and Text Edit bugs are already applied.) Standard Installation You can obtain the set of GS System 6.0.1 disks in convenient Apple II ShrinkIt form from GS WorldView's archive at http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Sel/ . For info and download links click on "Getting GS System 6.0.1". This distribution comes with the standard patches to fix HFS.FST and Text Edit bugs already applied. The set of six diskettes plus Directions and Release Notes is also available in a single .zip file from Asimov at ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/gs/ (file: system601.zip). You can also download the GS System 6.0.1 disks as Mac self-extracting archives from AppleComputer at ... http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html . Each disk in the Sys 6.0.1 folder is a Macintosh self-extracting archive (.sea file) of a Disk Copy 800K ProDOS disk image. According to Apple's directions: "To use, download, double-click the downloaded file (this decompresses it), and use Disk Copy to create a disk Disk Copy can be found in the Utilities folder posted here." A possible hitch is that Mac .sea files must be executed on a Mac to self-extract. (GS-ShrinkIt can create .sea files which self-extract on a IIgs; but, these are not the same as Mac .sea files.) The set of GS System 6.0.1 disks is available from the Apple II Beginner's Guide site in a single 2.7MB .sit archive file named "GSOS.sit" at ... http://GabrielMorales.net/Apple2/Files/ . Uncompressing the file-- on a PC you can use Aladdin Expander-- yields a folder containing the disks in diskcopy form. On a IIgs, you can use Clone or Diskcopy to convert the files to 800k diskettes (once their filetype is set to $E0, auxtype: $0005). You can download the Sys 6.0.1 diskettes as ShrinkIt files from A2 Central.com at http://www.a2central.com/ (click on "Public File Library"). IIgs emulator users can obtain the System 6.0.1 disks in ready-to-go .2MG form inside a single .zip file from the XGS archive at ... http://www.inwards.com/xgs/archives.html . (Look for GS/OS 6.0.1) For use on a real IIgs, the .2MG disk images can be converted to diskette form via Asimov2. You can purchase the set of diskettes from Garber Street Enterprises at http://garberstreet.netfirms.com or from Syndicomm at http://store.syndicomm.com/ . Another way to get System 6.0.1 is to order a Focus hard drive with System 6.0.1 installed.from Alltech at http://www.allelec.com/indexa2.html . --Rubywand ____________________________ 005- Where can I get AmDOS, OzDOS, DOS 3.3 Launcher, ProSel 8, SpeedGS? AmDOS ftp://apple2.tffenterprises.com/pub/apple2/8bit/utils/ OzDOS http://www.gno.org/pub/apple2/appledos33/system/ DOS 3.3 Launcher http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/System/ ProSel 8 http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ SpeedGS http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Collections/1WSW/ --Rubywand ____________________________ 006- Where can I get Program Writer, GPLE, Merlin, Orca, ... ? Program Writer (DOS 3.3 and ProDOS for 64k or larger IIe, IIc, IIc+, IIgs) ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Beagle.Oldies/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ Global Program Line Editor (DOS 3.3 for 48k or larger II+, ...) ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/programming/ Merlin Macro Assembler http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Utils/ ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/programming/ Orca/M and other Orca language packages including the new GS BASIC http://www.byteworks.org distributed by Syndicomm http://www.syndicomm.com/ Lots more programming and language links ... http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/csa2pfaq.html --Dr. Tom, Mike Westerfield, Rubywand ____________________________ 007- Where can I get Appleworks, ScreenWriter, WordPerfect, WordPerfectGS, BeagleWrite, BeagleWriteGS, AppleWriter II, ... ? Appleworks http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Misc/ ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/word_processing/ ScreenWriter ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/word_processing/ BeagleWrite and BeagleWriteGS http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Misc/ WordPerfect and WordPerfectGS ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/upl2004/Apr04/ http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Misc/ AppleWriter II ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/word_processing/ --Rubywand ____________________________ 008- Where can I get Platinum Paint, PaintWorks Gold, DeluxePaint II? Platinum Paint for IIgs http://apple2.org.za/gswv/a2zine/Misc/ http://www.inwards.com/xgs/archives.html PaintWorks Gold for IIgs http://www.inwards.com/xgs/archives.html DeluxePaint II for IIgs http://www.inwards.com/xgs/archives.html --Rubywand ____________________________ 009- Where can I get 816 Paint, Blazing Paddles, Dazzle Draw, Fontrix, Grahics Magician, Koala Micro-Illustrator, Print Shop, Print Magic, Apple Mechanic, Alpha Plot, Newsroom, Publish It, ... ? All of the above plus several other 8-bit graphics programs: ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/utility/graphics/ --Rubywand