Re: ZipGS v 1.0.1 Request for Info/Help

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

"Simon C.Hall" writes ...
> 
> Hi, I am trying to get some-ones ZipGS v 1.0.1 Running with _HIS_GS_.
> The Card Works, but he has no software for it.
> (e.g. Unable to change the setting, exept via the DipSwitches)
> 
> Not good as he is new to the GS. and his son plays games on the GS.
> 
> Part 1
> ------
> 
> The Guy got the Zip off some-one and they never gave him any software
> for it. e.g. the CDA or the Init. So what I am looking for is; if you
> know _if_ the software is on any of the A2 archives, and which one`s.
> And if there are any conflicts between the ZipGS and the Apple HS SCSI
> card I should be looking for .
>

     The ZipGS CDEV may be in the SYS601CDEV.SHK or SYS601MISCCDEV.SHK
file on Asimov-GS at ftp://apple.cabi.net/pub/applegs/System/ .

 
> So far I manage to get the CDA (ZIPCDA v# 1.3) but have not been able to
> find ZIPGS.Sys / ZipInit/ ZipTalk (Only needed if your STILL using LESS
> than System 6)/ Zippy or ZipFix
 ....

     ZipFix is needed to get a good Zip CDEV and there is a patch for
the CDA which should be applied. Mostly, though, you may have all you
need with ZipCDA.

     Regarding the settings, some timings were done running the
following program ...

20 FOR I= 1 TO 50000
30 NEXT I
40 PRINT CHR$(7)
50 END

On our 10/64 ZipGSx, the Switch-1 settings are the factory defaults ...

1-1 ON  
1-2 OFF 
1-3 ON  
1-4 OFF 
1-5 OFF 
1-6 ON 
1-7 set for 64k cache
1-8 set for 64k cache


So are the Switch-2 settings, except 2-2 is ON ...

2-1 ON
2-2 ON
2-3 ON
2-4 ON
2-5 ON
2-6 OFF
2-7 ON
2-8 OFF

     Changing settings (via the CDA or CDEV) for AppleTalk Delay (1-3)
and Counter Delay (1-4) made no difference in the time needed to run the
program. And, changing the setting for Joystick Delay (1-2) had no
effect on readings produced by a joystick test/adjust program.

     The main ZipGS Speed setting works; but, if there are any speed
affects from the AppleTalk Delay, etc. settings, they do not seem to
show up when running BASIC programs, at least not on our ZipGSx.



Rubywand