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Re: IIc + SmartPort behavior



On 11/06/2011 11:36 PM, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
Steven Hirsch<snhirsch@gmail.com>  wrote:

At this point, the primary issue with IIc+ is that it won't boot the
spvhd. Both the IIgs and IIc+ try to access the spvhd a bit before its
firmware comes ready, so you generally need an immediate Oa-Ctrl-Reset
after powerup.  Then, you can do PR#5 and boot from the internal 3.5
diskette.  When P8 comes up, as many as three virtual disks will be
recognized (assuming you aren't using an ancient ProDOS 8).

I don't consider this any sort of show-stopper and I'm sure Cedric will
sort out the firmware.

Steve

I'm a bit surprised that it doesn't keep mapping logical devices until it
runs out of mappable slots.

Apple's specs claim support for a total of (4) devices on the Smart bus. That limit appears to be real.