Re: METAL.SYSTEM help!

[fnet@neumann.cba.csuohio.edu (Greg Boh)]

In article <1993Apr18.225940.27946@eosc.osshe.edu> freeport@eaglecap.eosc.osshe.edu (FreePort Test Guest) writes:
>
>        I have a ROM 03 Apple IIgs with 1 meg of RAM, an 85meg
>external HD, a High-Speed SCSI Card in slot 7, one 3.5 drive,
>one 5.25 drive, a Supra Modem 2400, an Apple RGB screen, and a
>ImageWriter II.
>        I don't have METAL.CONFIG file and it wasn't in any of
>the METAL or FV archives. Im not real sure how to go about
>creating it.

Then I suggest you get the archives again. They come with a basic standard
METAL.CONFIG file for you that you can customize around your systems hardware.
(I.e. port drivers, memory drivers and modem drivers.)

>        The system crashes right after I boot METAL.SYSTEM
>from the finder (system 6) or any other program selectors.
>No error message or anything, just a screwed up screen.
>I also don't have the METAL.OBJ file which didn't come with
>the archives either.

Screwed up screen? Explain what you see...

>        I am going to run a FV BBS if I can ever get it all
>working. I am currently running AppleNet which has some fatal
>bugs in it (the login program is screwed, I even got a 'fresh'
>version of it from the original archive and it still doesn't
>work right.)
>        I hope this helps.......Thanxxxxxxxxx

AppleNet is now being converted over to METAL. Derekk Fong was doing it under
Modemworks but decided to go with METAL instead.