Some (Other) IIgs questions

[michaelmaginnis@yahoo.com (Michael Maginnis)]

Thanks Ed.  In the current config, the Zip drive termination is off. 
I saw somewhere, maybe in the FAQs, that Zip drive termination is weak
and should be avoided if possible. Still, what I have right now isn't
working, so it's worth looking into.  Swapping the CD with the Zip
will require new cables, though, so I'll post the results when I've
acquired the proper cabling.

Mike

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Apple II user since 1983
"Fighting the frizzies at eleven"
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Ed Eastman <noone@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:<bv6d6v$47t$1@unlnews.unl.edu>...
> Mike:
> Questions 3 & 4 may be related.
> 
> I have found that the Zip drive needs to be at the end of the SCSI 
> chain.  Also it is nromally terminated.  This will effectively prevent 
> things farther down the SCSI chain from being accessed properly, even if 
> they look like they are there.  Swap the CD and the Zip around and/or 
> turn of the termination on the Zip drive.  (There is a switch between 
> the SCSI connectors on mine.)
> 
> Thankx,
> Ed
> 
> Michael Maginnis wrote:
> 
> > Bear with me, kinda long...
> > 
> > Third, what do I need to do to get my NEC 4x working?  It's currently
> > the last device on the chain, and termination is on; device ID is 3,
>  
> > Fourth, every tenth boot or so, the system drops into the monitor
> > about half way through loading 6.0.1, and won't boot back up again
> > until I've cycled the power.
>  
> > My system:
> > 
> > IIgs ROM03
> > TranswarpGS Accelerator (v1.5) - Slot 3
> > System 6.0.1 on a 340Meg FocusDrive - Slot 6
> > Apple High-Speed SCSI Card -> Zip 100 -> NEC 4x CD-ROM drive - Slot 7
> > Sirius 8Meg RAM expansion
> > 3.5" floppies: IIgs -> AEHD+ -> Apple SuperDrive (no SuperDrive
> > controller card)
> > IIgs ADB keyboard / mouse
> > Kensington System Saver IIgs
> > Kraft 2-button joystick

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Bear with me, kinda long...

First, file "associations" (for lack of a better word) - it seems some
(many) of the files on the FocusDrive in my box are not set to open
with the proper applications.  For example, opening a text-file by
double-clicking launches the ProDOS 8 BASIC.System, and then I get a
long list of Syntax Errors as ProDOS attempts to parse the text file;
if I browse to the same file through the File-Open dialog in Teach or
AppleWorks (for example), the file opens fine.  Other files,
especially executables, complain that an application can't be found to
launch the document.  Maybe I'm misunderstanding something... Is there
anyway to modify this behavior?

Second, sound "loops" - the systems sounds (system bells, etc) often
get stuck in endless loops, requiring a cold-boot to clear up.  I
don't have a sound card or digitizer.  The system continues to
function, though more response is degraded.  This seems to start
happening most often, though not always, during a File Open dialogue,
or when a floppy is inserted into one of the 3.5" drives.

Third, what do I need to do to get my NEC 4x working?  It's currently
the last device on the chain, and termination is on; device ID is 3,
though this doesn't seem to matter.  A Zip 100 sits between the CD-ROM
drive and the Apple HS SCSI card I have installed.  (DMA on the SCSI
card is off to provide compatibility with the 8Meg Sirius RAM card
installed).  The Zip works fine, but the CD-ROM drive appears to be
inaccessible from the Finder.  On powerup of the CD-ROM, it's LCD
reads "4x" and switches to "1" during the System 6.0.1 boot sequence. 
Rebooting changes the display back to "4x" until the OS begins to load
again, so I assume that at least some data is being exchanged.

Fourth, every tenth boot or so, the system drops into the monitor
about half way through loading 6.0.1, and won't boot back up again
until I've cycled the power.  Could this be a Transwarp instability
problem?

My system:

IIgs ROM03
TranswarpGS Accelerator (v1.5) - Slot 3
System 6.0.1 on a 340Meg FocusDrive - Slot 6
Apple High-Speed SCSI Card -> Zip 100 -> NEC 4x CD-ROM drive - Slot 7
Sirius 8Meg RAM expansion
3.5" floppies: IIgs -> AEHD+ -> Apple SuperDrive (no SuperDrive
controller card)
IIgs ADB keyboard / mouse
Kensington System Saver IIgs
Kraft 2-button joystick

- Mike

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Apple II User since 1983
"Fighting the Frizzies at eleven..."
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