Re: Normal 5.25" disks to GS?

[phenix@interpath.com (John Moreno)]

Nathan Mates <nathan@visi.com> wrote:

] In article <5c0t1l$mao@nntp.hut.fi>, Paul Dunkel <pdunkel@cc.hut.fi>
wrote:
] >Is it possible to put a normal disk drive card to the GS' slot? I
] >mean those older ones? Should do some setups, or something? Is there
] >any special slot?
] 
]    Yes, but you'll have to set that slot to 'Your Card' from the
] control panel, and possibly give up some functionality in doing so.
] Except for boards that mainly use the slot for power (accelerators,
] video boards to a lesser degree), you can't use a slot and the
] associated port at once. Please read section 4.1 of the
] comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at
] http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html for more detail about
] slots, ports, and what should go where.

A question and a comment.

[Q] It's not clear in your FAQ - can a IIgs use the same card as the
ones used in the earlier machines?  I have a custom card that goes into
slot 4 and would like to run it off of a gs if possible.

[C] Apple's UCSD version 1.3 can boot off of a 3.5" disk.

-- 
John Moreno