Re: Z-80 softcard settings?

["Michael Uman" <michael_uman@sonic.com>]

HeyNow,

I have two MS Z80 cards, with original diskettes and the original manuals...

I have Wordstar, Calcstar, and some other CP/M apps. I just put mine in slot
4 and it works fine...

Thanks,
Michael Uman

Jimmy Kyriannis wrote in message <892ffe$5pi$1@blackhole.nyu.edu>...
>In article <389E0D36.BEBA590F@webzone.net>,
>Stingray  <stingray@webzone.net> wrote:
>>cs wrote:
>>
>>> > Hi, I have an MS Z80 softcard that I want to install in my Apple IIe
but I
>>> > don't know any of the switch settings. I've got a ton of CP/M software
for
>>> > it, and I can't wait to finally start using it.
>>> > Can someone tell me what the switch settings should be? There are four
>>> > little switches, and right now, they're all set to off. Also, which
slot
>>> > should this card be in, and is there a command to make this card
become
>>> > active, to boot the CP/M disk?
>>> > Thanks for your help,
>>> > Ernest
>>>
>>> The Apple Users Guide says to put the Z-80 card into slot 7.
>>>
>>> charles....
>>
>>I stand corrected. I just sold a Z-Card recently, and the manual said slot
>>four, but that could have been specific to that brand of Z-80 card.
>>
>>Steve
>
>My MS Z-80 card also sits in slots 4.  It has one dipswitch labeled SW1 in
>roughly the center of the card, with 4 switches.  The first (left most) is
>off (lower part towards connector depressed), and the remaining three are
>set to on.  Honestly, I don't know what the values of these switches are,
>since I bought the card used, but this is the setting I've used for years.
>Frankly, the card's a bit flakey on the IIgs, but it's run flawlessly for
>years on my Apple ][ and Apple ][+.
>
>
>Jimmy