Re: Newbie to the GS wonders about Operating Systems

[dalloff@gcfn.org (Dave Althoff Jr)]

Paul Grammens (grammens@svn.net) wrote:

: John <john@xena.com> wrote in message
: news:6Zba8.1528$e4.102123@timmy.network1.net...
: > What operating system should I put on my Apple IIGS? I only have 512K
: total
: > and can't buy the Sirus Ram for a few weeks. However, I just got the Focus
: > Drive and want to play! :-)  (It has GS/OS 6.0.1).
: >

: Does your memory card have space for more memory chips? Most of my standard
: memory cards hold 1 meg, which would give you 1.25 meg, enough to boot
: GS/OS.  If it holds more chips, you could scrounge some, or find another
: memory card with enough memory.  Old 286's usually have the right chips.
: -Paul

Tip:  If you have only 1.25Mb, you will probably have to hold down the
SHIFT key to boot from the Focus until you have a chance to disable some
unneeded stuff to make GS/OS fit in 1.25Mb.  The "standard" GS/OS
configuration technically requires 2Mb, but 1.25Mb is actually enough to
get started.

Speaking of memory, I have a couple of GS memory boards here, and I know
that my CV Tech memory board in my primary GS lets me use the GS board to
squeeze more memory into the machine (my machine has 5.25Mb).  Well, I
have two fully populated 1Mb cards and only one second machine to stick
the card into.  Is there any kind of piggy-back gizmo available to let me
bump this second machine up to 2.25Mb?  Or do I just need to buy a Sirius
card and fling these two Apple cards to a needy GSer?

--Dave Althoff, ][.


-- 
    /-\        _       _               *** Closed for the season. ***
   /XXX\      /X\     /X\_      _     /X\__      _     _        _____
  /XXXXX\    /XXX\  _/XXXX\_   /X\   /XXXXX\    /X\   /X\      /XXXXX
_/XXXXXXX\__/XXXXX\/XXXXXXXX\_/XXX\_/XXXXXXX\__/XXX\_/XXX\_/\_/XXXXXX