Re: IIgs woes

[dwarts@yahoo.com (Hudson Hornet)]

In article <dwarts-2806011645330001@192.168.1.2>, dwarts@yahoo.com (Hudson
Hornet) wrote:

> My first experience with a IIgs OS disk:
> 
> I got some original Apple OS 5 floppies yesterday, and tried to boot one
> up. The floppy spins, the status bar gets to about 55% and stops. The drive
> light goes off.
> 
> Thinking there was something amiss, I took out the floppy and stuck in my
> Mac, just to see what happens.  While I did so, I noticed the status bar on
> the IIgs still crawling inexorably along.  Two hours later, it had reached
> its zenith. Nothing else happenned.  I tried the System Tools disk, and the
> status bar didn't even get that far.
> 
> Tried another floppy drive.  Tried a different IIgs. Same result.
> 
> Any advice?

Disregard this post (but thanks, William!) When I opened up a IIgs to get
info for the network card (my other recent post), I wondered what would
happen if I removed it. Answer: The OS disk now works fine.  I've seen my
first IIgs desktop, and I may now weep :)  On to AppleTalking that sucker!

Keith