Re: CD ROM drive on //gs

[Joe Kohn <joko@GotSpam.net.invalid>]

 >Last week, I ordered the DCS018S Apple SCSI CD-ROM drive from Alltech
 >which I intend on using with an Apple 2gs. It's a Matsushita
 >Apple 600i OEM drive.
 
I also have a Matsushita (sp??) drive that I got from Alltech, and it
works just fine with the IIGS.
 
>> I've been told previously that a CD should work out of the box with
>> the gs, but I'm not sure if mine does or not. I have System 6.0.1
>> running on a ROM3 gs.
 
If you're not all that familiar with GS/OS, just use the Installer that
comes with 6.0.1, choose to install CD-ROM and that'll copy the proper
drivers.
 
 >You just put the CD in the drive and, if the appropriate FSTs are
 >installed and active, the CD should show up on the Finder
 >desktop.
 
It's really important that the patched HFS.FST be used.
 
That patch addresses a problem that only crops up on large sized
partitions, 96 megs or greater, I believe.
 
At some point a year or two ago, I inserted an HFS formatted CD into my
IIGS, and instead of mounting, I got an error message asking me if I
wanted to format the disk. For some reason, I didn't have the patched
HFS.FST on that particular system, but as soon as I copied it over and
rebooted, the CD mounted almost instantly.
 
Once you've gotten your CD-ROM up and running, pay a visit to
http://users.foxvalley.net/~joko to find out what Apple II CD-ROMs are
currently available.
 
Joe Kohn




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