Re: please help with Apple //gs

[Nick <spam@ix.netcom.com>]

A couple things to check:
I think (please don't flame me if I am wrong) that the flopy drives must be
daisy chained with the 3.5 appearing first in the chain.
Also, in the GS setup (control-apple-esc on boot) check to make sure the s6,d1
is set to be a drive in the boot scan.

JCleveland wrote:

> Hi all, I recently acquired an Apple //gs from an auction. It all seems to
> be here, including a full Mem. expansion card, 2 5.25" drives, 1, 3.5 drive,
> System Saver //gs ...like I said, it all seems to be here. When I hook it
> all up and turn it on, I get nothing but the blue screen reading, Apple
> IIgs - Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 1977-1987 All Rights Reserved ROM
> Version 1. It doesn't attempt to access the drive with the DOS 3.3 System
> Master disk in it, and when I press CTRL-'apple key(?)' I get the prompt but
> all commands I type return ?SYNTAX ERROR. I am lost and probably sound like
> a moron to some gs users here....I am very PC literate but this is a
> dinosaur IMO! Any help would be much appreciated...tips, things I can try,
> ANYTHING?
>
> btw-> I read the tour of the GS posted by Supertimer and it cleared up a few
> of my questions, but I still can't figure out how to -use- the thing. <s>
>
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> JCleveland
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