Re: Apple IIgs Rom 0

[CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)]

On 9 Nov 1998 16:55 EDT, spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)
wrote:

>    Nope, actually System 6.0.1 uses GS/OS v4.02. It is not much of 
>a secret to tell what version of the Operating System is being used
>by System Software. With System 1.0 through 3.2 (ProDOS-16), this 
>was displayed on the boot slash screen, very similar to ProDOS-8.
>With System 4.0 through 6.0.1 (GS/OS) it was not made visable, but
>you could easily see it by pressing the spacebar during the boot
>sequence. This reports the GS/OS version and the versions of all
>system extensions loaded.

Well, System 6.0.1, and possibly System 6.0, reports the System
version number when you boot.  You know the splash screen: "Welcome to
the IIgs \n System 6.01".  However, you still need to know that that
refers to a different version number for GS/OS which is v4.02 in the
case of System 6.0.1.  :-)

>    I'm sure you've seen the text screen when GS/OS loads that says
>"Welcome to the world of GS/OS". If not just hold the spacebar down
>and you'll see it (unless you have a RamFAST SCSI, in which case it
>will disable the card, heh).

What are you trying to do, crash my system so I can finish IN: The
Mailbox?  :-)

I don't have my RamFAST yet so I don't need to worry about that yet.
Besides, you can press any key that isn't assigned to anything special
to switch to the text screen as far as I know.  I used to do it by
pressing the TAB key.

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