Re: new gs

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <6i2ngl$p8p@news9.noc.netcom.net>, Bri <bwhalen@netcom.com> wrote:
>The only startup disk I have is a game disk that is bootable.  Can the
>startup disks still be acquired?

   I invite you to read the official csa2 Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ) at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html which answers
these and many other questions you might have. For startup disks, look
in section 7.2, which details which startup disk is appropriate for
what GS configuration. The latest and greatest OS will NOT run on most
GSs sold by Apple unless users add more RAM to them as Apple should
have done. Fortunately, you can still get some older system disks, but
you'll be missing out a lot on the system.

>Has anyone done tcp networking with it, I really wanna add it to my lan.

   FAQ section 7.1. The only available software for that requires an
upgraded GS from what Apple tried to pawn off as usable, and does SLIP
support. PPP is promised for shortly. No ethernet capability exists
currently-- Apple axed their completed card and software.

>The manual very briefly mentions hard disks, what type will they accept.

   IDE and SCSI, but you'll have to provide a controller card to do
either. FAQ section 4.15-4.19 covers all of your options in a lot of
detail without shoving one or two precanned solutions down your throat.

Nathan Mates

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