Re: IIGS Questions, System 6?

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Rubywand wrote:

> Stephan Manchir writes ...
>
> > While I may upgrade the RAM and get a Hard drive eventually, right now
> > I'm just playing around with this system, so I realize it won't perform
> > up to potential with its current hardware.
>  ....
>
>      System 6 is fairly large and may not fit very well on your IIgs until
> you add a 4MB-8MB RAM card (like the Sirius Card from AllTech).  AllTech also
> sells the Focus 'Hard Card' hard drives. (See  http://allelec.com .)

If it helps any, you can do pretty well with just 2 Mb for System 6.0.1 (that's
what I'm running at currently). 4 Mb cards will run you $40-60 from individuals;
much more expensive from shops tho. I've also heard that going above 4 isn't
recommended due to some high DMA issues.

---Mike