[Apple IIgs Rom 01] Installing GS.OS v6.0.4 with only MicroDrive Turbo CF Card?

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[Apple IIgs Rom 01] Installing GS.OS v6.0.4 with only MicroDrive Turbo CF Card?

Hello,

     I recently acquired an Apple IIgs Rom 01 with a 2mb RAM expansion card and have installed Reactive Micro's MicroDrive Turbo with a preloaded CF card, as well as their PSU kit. I'm attempting to install GS.OS v6.0.4 but I'm having difficulty as I do not have a working floppy drive. I have a 32mb partition on which I have all of the 6.0.4 files and I can run the Installer, but when I've chosen the volume I want to update the Easy Update program it wants me to insert the Install Disk. 

 

Is there any way around this without purchasing a floppy drive from eBay and hoping that it works? 

 

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Why not just use one of the

Why not just use one of the pre-installed GS/OS images from here: https://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/home/index.html

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I thought that the MDT card

I thought that the MDT card came with GSOS preinstalled

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It's been a while but you

It's been a while but you should be able to use ciderpress to manage the CF card volumes from a PC. I often did this when I had my IIGS, if I recall.

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Ah, well, I wasn't aware that

Ah, well, I wasn't aware that this existed until now so thank you for that! It runs perfectly. 

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