Re: CMS SCSI II card

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Dave Obenauf <crapd_obenauf@mindspring.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Jul 1998 00:15:15 +1200, dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David
> Empson) wrote:
> 
> >BiG Tim 80 <bigtim80@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Can anyone tell me if the CMS SCSI II card is any different from the plain
> >> SCSI card, if it is can you tell me how.
> >
> [snip]
> 
> >The Apple/RamFast scheme is much more flexible than the CMS scheme, as
> >you have more options for size and number of partitions.  In particular,
> >if you intend to use the CMS card on a IIgs, you cannot create
> >partitions larger than 32 megabytes (e.g. for the HFS file system), and
> >are limited to either two or four partitions (I haven't looked at the
> >details in a while, so I'm not sure which).
> 
> Gee whiz, I'm using a CMS card on a IIgs and I have five partitions.

Righto.  I'll retract at least part of my previous statement.  My
information is obviously out of date.

Is there a loaded GS/OS driver for the CMS (i.e. a file in
*:System:Drivers), or is it using firmware on the card (and a generated
GS/OS driver)?

I gather the firmware has been upgraded since the original release (I
assumed it was a dead end product and nothing had been done on it since
1987ish).

Does Advanced Disk Utility work with it?  (If not, how do you partition
the drive?)

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