Re: CMS SCSI cards

[John L <jd@logotech.i8.com>]

On Tue, 31 Jul 2001 21:42:25 GMT, sloopy malibu <sloopy@amishinfo.com>
wrote:

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>
>i have noticed that in the FAQ there is little explaining the use of the CMS
>SCSI card beyond you need to put the CMS.driver file into the system folder
>to get the installer to recognize it... not only have i found this to be not
>true on my card (it has a rom with a version 'A2S V2.0 3/01/90' on it) but i
>have found that if i hold down 'control+command+shift' on my machine when
>starting up it goes into a setup menu that i can find mentioned no where on
>any faq (i found it via trial and error...) and if i setup up a drive with
>that i dont even need to change the installer disk to access it... i have
>been using this card on and off for about 2-3 years with little or no
>problem (i even use a zip drive as my main hd with it... and if i dont ejext
>the zip while booting it runs great...

How do you setup a Zip disk to work with ProDOS ?

Do you divide the disk up into two 32MB partitions ?  What about HFS ?

>anyone have any comments/ ideas on this? or if need be i can write a FAQ for
>this card, i just think this card is under-rated and should be given at
>least a little respect for what it is... a usuable functional card, it may
>not be the fastest nor fullest featured card available but it does work and
>it works IMHO satisfactory...
>
>hey beat me with a wet noodle if i am wrong ;')

IMO, there is nothing wrong with the V2.0 ROM CMS SCSI card.  I have
it running fine with a 500MB Quantum SCSI HD under GS/OS.

A FAQ about using the CMS card with an external 100/250MB Zip drive
would be helpful. 


John