Re: 2 more stupid questions:

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Bart <me2@nowhere.org> wrote:

> Second question:   /RAM Disconnected on slot3 drive 2 on all my //es //c  and
> /lasers: is this cuz I ain't no gots the extra memory to turn it on?

What software is giving you this message?  I suspect it is Copy II+, and
it is perfectly normal.

The /RAM volume is only present if the machine has auxiliary memory,
i.e. a IIe must have an extended 80-column card in the auxiliary slot,
giving it the extra 64K RAM.  Auxiliary memory is always present on a
IIgs, IIc or Laser.

Any application which wants to use auxiliary memory for its own purposes
can disable the /RAM volume using a documented method, and reconnect it
when you quit from the application.  Copy II+ normally does this.  It
still lists the /RAM volume (though I'm not sure why), describing it as
DISCONNECTED, because it isn't available while you're running Copy II+.

>  If I have a Foucs in and a 2nd floppy controller, does the used slot 5 d1 d2
> use up 2 Focus partitons and make them unusable?

I can't answer this one with authority, as I'm not familiar with the
Laser, but I can make an educated guess:

If there is a Focus card in the external slot, and that slot is enabled
as slot 5, then S5,D1 and S5,D2 will be the first two partitions of the
Focus.  ProDOS-8 2.0's remapping of SmartPort (e.g. 3.5" drives) to
other slots only remaps to slots which do not contain disk devices.

External 5.25" drives should be appearing in slot 6 in the Laser, if it
is supposed to be as compatible as possible with genuine Apple II
models.  (Similar to the IIc.)

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David Empson
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