Re: Sirius RAM on ROM 3 IIgs...Sirius missing from Alltech web!

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Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:

>     Can you use, say, an 800k /Ram5 RAM disk if you do not boot System
>6.0.1? Like, can you just boot a ProDOS diskette and have access to
>/Ram5?

Based on what I've read and seen, System 6.0.1 patches something from
the ROM 3 when it is loaded.  What happens is that the computer boots
System 6.0.1, the patch is applied, and then System 6.0.1 forces a reboot.
This time, with the new code in place, the /Ram5 shows up.

Interestingly even if you then go into ProDOS 8, the /Ram5 is still there.
You just need to boot System 6.0.1 FIRST.

In other news, Romeo has informed me that Alltech's new revamped
web site no longer features the Sirius.  Hopefully, Alltech is not ceasing
production of this great product.  Interested parties should reserve their
card now...