Re: IIgs ROM 01 & Z80+

[KP <kjpmail@gmail.com>]

On Oct 4, 8:06 am, KP <kjpm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 4, 8:01 am, Steven Hirsch <snhir...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On 10/04/2010 01:31 AM, KP wrote:
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> > > I have a Z80+ card in Slot 4 of my IIgs ROM 01.
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> > > When I use it solely as "Your Card," it works.
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> > > I then switch to "Mouse Port" for a GS/OS application, reset, run the
> > > application, and the mouse works fine.
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> > > I then switch to "Your Card," reset, boot a CP/AM disk (either 5.1.1
> > > or 4), and CP/AM doesn't properly function.
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> > > Turning off the IIgs and then turning it back on does not fix the
> > > problem; the Z80+ and/or CP/AM continue to malfunction.
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> > > Opening the IIgs, re-seating the card, and re-booting the machine set
> > > to "Your Card," and I get another successful use of the Z80+/CP/AM.
> > > But as soon as I temporarily switch it to Mouse and then back again, I
> > > get the same problem.
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> > > Does this sound like anything familiar to anyone on here?  I am going
> > > out of my mind trying to figure out what I need to do to permanently
> > > fix this.
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> > The traditional softcards played very fast and loose with timing margins at
> > best.  I'm actually more surprised at the fact that it _ever_ works reliably
> > in a IIGS!
>
> So you're saying I need to just use it with a //e?

Also, should I anticipate any problems running a TransWarp and a Z80+
simultaneously?  Does the speed setting of the TransWarp matter in
this regard?