Re: Appleworks 5.0 -- crashes my IIgs!

[Peter Hinchliffe <hinchlif@numbat>]

On 1 Apr 1995, Paul Schultz wrote:

> The first problem: The 8 bit installer locks up at accelerated
> speeds. I only could get it to run at 1 MHz!
> 
> The BIG problem: AW5 is unstable on my system! It crashes into the
> monitor! I've tried booting straight into ProDOS, I've tried lowering
> the ZipGS speed via the Zip CDA, I've reloaded my System 6.0.1 software,
> I've reloaded AW5, I've shift booted, ....... nothing works.
> 
> System Facts:
> 
> ROM 01, 4 MB, System 6.0.1, RamFAST 3.0.1e, 14/64 ZipGS.

I have a ROM 01, 4 Mb, System 6.0.1, Apple High Speed SCSI, 8/16 ZipGS. I 
have never had a problem with AppleWorks 5, apart from encountering one 
or two well-documented bugs which have now been well and truly stomped.

I do feel that the code which defeats Twilight II when running from GS/OS 
is not as reliable as it was in version 4.3 (it DOES crash if I try), so I 
always run version 5 directly from ProDOS 8. 

Maybe there's something about a RamFAST/14 MHz combination it doesn't 
like...?

Peter Hinchliffe
Perth,
Western Australia