Downloading Bernie ][ The Rescue

| Go To The Download Area Go to the Download Area on this site and pick the software package that meets your needs. basically, we are offering two versions: the Consumer release is probably the one you want. It's the standard Bernie software. the Developer release is made for people who are developing software for the Apple IIgs and need additional debugging tools. The Developer edition is slower than the regular version and has a less intuitive interface but gives you greater control. |
| Pick a Server Location The Bernie software is available from two server locations, Switzerland and the US. Both servers offer exactly the same software. Click the link with the server that is closer to you. Note: the software is MacBinary encoded. This format is used by Apple Computer Inc. and results in smaller files compared to "BinHex". |
| Netscape Users: Confirm Download Upon clicking the download link, Netscape will ask you what to do with the link you clicked. Tell Netscape to Save the file to disk. |
| Unpack The Archive By following the steps above, you have copied the compressed Bernie software to your local hard disk. Now it's time to unpack the software. Your MacOS system came with a decompression utility "StuffIt Expander". This utility is installed on your startup disk in the "Internet" directory. The full path is shown to the right. When you have found StuffIt Expander, grab the Bernie archive you have downloaded and drop it onto the StuffIt Expander icon. |
| Inventory: The Bernie Application Folder StuffIt Expander decompressed the archive and created a new folder with all the Bernie files inside (see screenshot to the right.) |
| The ROM Dump Unfortunately, we are not allowed to include a copy of the Apple IIgs ROM with Bernie. That is why you have to create a ROM yourself or find a copy on the Internet. You need a starting point? If you're into do-it-yourself, we have a separate tutorial on how to extract the ROM code from your real Apple IIgs. |
| What Else? So, you downloaded Bernie and got your hands on a ROM dump. Now you've get everything for emulating a Apple IIgs. Please refer to the other tutorials for installing GS/OS, making disk images etc. Congratulations, you now have a fully functional Apple IIgs. |