Re: Two annoying problems

["Barry Rees" <Barry.Rees@prodigy.net>]

Bruce Maples <themaples@worldnet.att.net> wrote in article
<32fd3901.97284672@netnews.worldnet.att.net>...
> I've got two minor problems w/ my GS.  I think I've seen these
> discussed before, but can't find anything in the FAQ.
> 
> 1.  My 3.5 Unidisk gets polled constantly.  Stops when the CPU is busy
> with something else, but then restarts.  Is this related to the PC
> Transporter it is hooked to?
> 
> 2.  I had AppleTalk installed for a while, working with a Mac I had
> borrowed.  I no longer need it, so turned off the AppleTalk choice in
> slot 1.  Now I get an error message about the AppleTalk connection no
> longer being available about halfway through bootup.
> 
> I have disabled every AppleTalk file I can find, but no joy.  What's
> causing this?
> 
> B.
> 
> 
The UniDisk 3.5 polling problem is something that you will (probably) have
to live with. I never had a UniDisk 3.5 hooked to a PC Transporter, but I
have had them hooked to the GS Smart Port and it does the same thing under
running under System 6.0.1. Didn't happen under ProDOS 8. 

That constant polling is really annoying to me, but can be eliminated by
using a UniDisk controller card instead of the GS Smart Port. I realize
this doesn't help your PC Transporter problem, but all I'm trying to say is
that it seems to be the nature of the beast.

Barry Rees
Barry.Rees@prodigy.net