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Re: I have a IIgs. So now what?
Jon wrote:
> I initially tried to run the Apple game server on my IIGS with no
> drives, but it was designed to work with a SSC. After some coding and
> not finding enough info on the IIGS serial firmware, I gave up and
> stuck a SSC into my IIGS, (which still has no drives, but works with
> apple II game server. I'm trying to acquire some 5.25 and 3.5
> drives. And I've asked around my office for people to bring me their
> old disks so I can use them.
I thought the builtin serial was compatible with SSC. But then what I know
about the IIgs could be written on a coaster.
>
> Anyway, I tried plugging an old mac 3.5 external drive in the IIGS.
> It seems to work but I don't have any low density disks to try, and
> taping the hole of a HD disk doesn't work.
Using HD can be hit and miss. Taping over the hole can work. Except
sometimes it may take five or six full formats. I used them in a mac plus
(400k internal drive). Also in my A500.
Some of them won't submit no matter how much they are pounded. I think it
has to do with the density of the magnetic media.
> (I wrote some images using
> an old mac+disk copy, it wrote, but booting on the IIGS brings up
> "unable to load prodos" on any disk I try.) I know *something* got
> written to the disk, because the boot sector seems to read (it's where
> the error comes from, i believe.) but nothing else.
For a sec I thought I was reading a quote of something I said regarding the
3.5" homebrew interface. As in hardware project, not beer. Speaking of
which the weather is right to do another one :)
> There's a shop
> not far from where I take the train home selling old cards and
> pcb's... I'll see if they have 74LS06s lying around.
Forsome reason I get this image of a small brightly decorated shop selling
phonecards, knick-knacks, and digital logic chips.
If it's not out of your way would you mind? It's something that is common
yet almost impossible to find!
Thanks,
Tristan.
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