Re: Why I like my IIe better (Was Re: Is GS/OS ...)

[nparker@cie.uoregon.edu (Neil Parker)]

In article <1993Aug24.001141.9491@msuvx1> connolly@msuvx1.memst.edu writes:
>[...]     And speaking of g of booting: how come the IIgs (and, for that
>matter, the IIc+) is so reluctant to reboot when I press Ctl-OApple-Reset?
>That's not a combination one is likely to hit by accident, so why the
>reluctance to follow orders?

The problem with control-apple-reset on the IIGS is that it has a lot more
work to do than on older Apples.  The IIGS reset executes a vast expanse of
code that does a LOT of initialization before it checks the status of the
open-apple key.  In order for the open-apple-reset sequence to be
recognized, you've got to press the open-apple key and keep holding it down
until all the initialization code has had a chance to run.  I've gotten
into the habit of keeping the open-apple key held down until I can see and
hear that it's taken effect--I press and hold the control and open-apple
keys with my left thumb and forefinger, and press and release the reset key
with my right hand, and keep holding the keys with my left hand until after
I hear the beep.

Reset on older Apples is a lot simpler.  The //e reset code only has to
initialize a few things before checking the open-apple key, which means
that the open-apple is recognized almost instantly, and you don't have to
keep it held down.

I've never seen the IIc+ reset code, but I wouldn't be suprised if it's
problem is the same as the IIGS's.

               - Neil Parker
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