IMPORTANT

Follow these steps carefully , or XGS-DOS is likely to not execute !

First of all, choose a home directory for the executable and support files (why not the same directory as XGS-Win32 ?).

Next, either add this line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT, or make an XGS.BAT file that will set the following environment variable :

set XGS_PATH=x:\xgs_home_directory

where x: is the drive that the home directory is on, and xgs_home_directory is the path.

Next, use WinZip, PKUNZIP (with the -d option) or Info-Zip (click here for the Info-Zip web site) into the home directory, to extract the XGS-DOS files into their correct directories. The directory structure in your home directory should be as follows:
\xgs_home_directory\
CWSDPMI.EXE
EMU387.DXE
GO32.EXE
XGS.EXE
\xgs_home_directory\XGSDOS\
XGSDOS.DAT
\xgs_home_directory\XGSDOS\HTML\
INDEX_E.HTM
INDEX_F.HTM
\xgs_home_directory\XGSDOS\KEYBOARD\
SWISS_FR.KEY
USA.KEY
If you have ROM0n (n = 1 or 3), please make a copy of your XGS.ROM to XGS0n.ROM, and place it in your home directory. Example :

puce  XGS.ROM => XGS01.ROM (if ROM01)
puce  XGS.ROM => XGS03.ROM (if ROM03)

You can place both XGS01.ROM and XGS03.ROM in the directory, and XGS-DOS will let you choose which machine to emulate on start-up. I like very much the "Sales Demo" made by Apple Computer in 1986 to promote the Apple IIGS, but it doesn’t work at all with ROM03 but only with ROM01 ! That’s why I’ve placed an option in order to switch easily between ROM01 and ROM03 for my test purposes.

Also, do the same thing for your XGS.RAM. If it is BRAM from a ROM 01 machine, make it XGS01.RAM, XGS03.RAM if it’s from a ROM03. Note that the BRAM isn’t the same for ROM01 and ROM03 !

If the BRAM file is missing, don’t worry. XGS will generate it automatically for you.
I will use the important note from Joshua M. Thompson :

I CANNOT (AND WILL NOT) GIVE YOU A COPY OF THE IIGS ROM ! SO DON’T SEND ME MAIL AND ASK ME ABOUT IT. IT WON’T HELP.

It is clear for you?

Don’t delete your original copies of XGS.ROM and XGS.RAM (assuming you have used the Win32 port of XGS), otherwise the Win32 version will not work ! You’ve been warned !

Also, your graphics card must be VESA 2.0 compliant. If it doesn’t support VBE 2.0, the SciTech Display Doctor from SciTech Software (www.scitechsoft.com) will let most video cards use VBE 2.0 modes. Also, don’t forget to install a mouse driver before launching XGS-DOS. Otherwise, XGS-DOS won’t continue.

In case of any problems, please take a look at the BOOTLOG.TXT file created in your home directory!