Re: crappy CMS SCSI card drivers

["Dave H. Hassler" <dhassler@OregonVOS.net>]

Hi.  Thanks for the lead; I'll make a full scour.  Also, I was wondering
if it would be possible to patch the ROM 3-1-90 driver to recognise the
older card?  Or, really, should I just break down and buy a Focus HD?

Thanks again,
DHH

Dave Hassler
dhassler@orednet.org   --   dhassler@eaglenewspapers.com
Fishhack, poet, volleyball coach, ex-FidoNet sysop (105/240), guitar player


On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Rubywand wrote:

> "Dave H. Hassler" writes ...
> > 
> > Hi gang.  I (unfortunately) own a CMS SCSI II card, with the 9/1/89
> > version ROM.  I can't find the driver utilities for it *anywhere*, and
> > the allelec.com site has only the driver for the last (I think) ROM, vers.
> > 3/1/90.
> > 
> > Do any of you have the appropriate utilities for this ROM, the 9/1/89?
> > Or, perhaps, can point me in the right direction.
> > 
>  ....
> 
>      The usual places to look would be the large Apple II archive sites (see
> http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs4MAJORSITES.html ).  However, the drivers
> do not seem to be available. (I did a quick look through a few archives and did
> not find any CMS drives.) 
> 
>      Below is a snip from a posting by Chuck Newby which may help. (Possibly
> Chuck could sell you the drivers on diskette.)
> 
> 
> >> 
> 
>  I will go this far with a IIe:  You will get a max of TWO partitions available
> at any time the computer is running.  With the software that came with the CMS
> card, you CAN swap in and out the other partitions......
>   
>  On the other hand, if you have a IIgs, your CMS SCSI will allow you to have all
> the partitions available that are possible, BUT you must replace the SCSI driver
> in the driver folder with the SCSI drive for the IIgs (also on the disk that
> came with the CMS card).
>   
>  Now for the fun part:  THE MAIN difference between a CMS SCSI card and an Apple
> REV C card is that the CMS card keeps your hard drive Partition table on the
> CARD, rather than on the drive, where it belongs.  That should NOT be a problem
> if you are using removable disks as you indicated, other than you might find it
> necessary to reboot when you switch disks, but a IIgs reboots rather quickly. 
>   
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> Rubywand
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