Re: RamFast & TWGS Problem

[harold.h@genie.com (Harold Hislop)]

Alexander Siegfried said:
 
AS>> Oh boy, this was just an example! By "hardcore" (notice
AS>> the quotation marks?)
 
Whoops, missed those earlier, sorry :)
 
AS>> I mean programs that disable interrupts for optimal
AS>> performance. If not demos, take games like Task Force
AS>> or Rastan and see what happens.
 
Killing 'rupts is just plain not nice to do on a IIgs for any
length of time. It takes down AppleTalk, messes up CDA access,
and other nasty things. (Sure, there's a time and place for this,
but it's not nice... sigh)
 
AS>> And no, we don't want to start the whole discussion
AS>> about the use of demos again. This just leads to nowhere
AS>> and is a matter of personal opinion. 
 
Good point :)
 
AS>> Perhaps you like games better... :)
 
Actually I -use- my IIgs productivly. (things like writing code,
SCSI device test bench, etc, etc :)
 
 
HH>RamFast crashing is -usually- caused by low quality SCSI
HH>cables, incorrect term, or a lack of (or low) TrmPwr. If
HH>you have a Rev-B or Rev-C boaruality
is =MUCH= more critical than with other cards. Proper termination,
including a clean and stable source of TrmPwr is also needed.
 
Trust me on this, I've only been hacking SCSI since day one. (no
joke, I used to do SASI back before ANSI blessed SCSI, and have
done SCSI device repair and system design since then :)
 
AS>> Or were you talking to Eric? ;)
 
You, Eric, and anyone else reading :)
 

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-Harold Hislop
Hardware Coordinator,
Apple II RoundTable, GEnie
14Mhz/32k TWGS, 1Mb Rev-C RamFast, Prototype ROM_03 in tower
Heritage Mac hardware also spoken (great IIgs peripherals :)