Re: IIgs RAM drive question

[shack@southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <8379af$4st$1@server05.icaen.uiowa.edu>,
ground.ecn AppleII Librarian <apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu> wrote:

>>If you want to use a RAMFactor I'd recommend putting your SCSI card in slot 1,
>>the RAMFactor in slot 5, the superdrive card in slot 6. Since I have a ROM 3,
>>That's how I have mine only the network is in slot 1 and the SCSI is in slot 7.
>>My card is an Apple slinky but that makes no difference.
>>
>
>I think I tried that, but ...  One of my often used applics is
>Appleworks5.1 (classic).  I either read or experienced a problem with AW
>printing when both the printer and a disk controller were accessed through
>the same slot.  Since I use only appletalk network printers (slot 1)
>trying to use a disk drive in slot 1 (print to disk) was a problem.  So I
>sacrificed access to the 5.25 drive which I rarely used and went to the s5
>and s6 controllers.  Everything is cool, except no p8 /ram5 drive.  I
>could move to slot 4, but since this is a Rom1, I think this needs to be
>the mouse slot or else PT3.1 would lose access to the mouse.  I'm guessing
>here, because I don't think I tried that.  I think there are some problems
>accessing the mouse on a Rom1 if slot4 is set to 'your card'.  I forget
>the exact details.  Giving up /ram5 is no problem in comparison!  I guess
>the IIGS needs more slots and ports ;-)

Um, dontcha print to network printers via slot 7 on a ROM 01? I ain't tried
in a while but that's how I remember.
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