Re: Memory Card???

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

Matt Willman <Willman.Matt@WEHATESPAMcnf.com> wrote:

> Just upgraded my original ROM 0 machine last night to a ROM 1 ( one chip
> upgrade !? )...and also added a fully populated
> SirusRam card (8 meg)...everything seems to work fine, as the GS
> recognizes all 8 megs on the board, and the fact that I upgraded
> the ROM; however I'm having problems with some of my software.
> 
> For example, the orig system disk that came with the GS, which includes
> Finder 1.1 crashes after it tries to boot the desktop.

Do you really mean Finder, or is it Apple II Desktop?

Version 1.1 of A2Desktop was included in IIgs System Software versions
1.1 and 2.0.  Most ROM 0 IIgses were supplied with System 1.1 (or even
1.0, if they were old enough, like mine).

Version 1.1 of "Finder" was included in IIgs System Software 3.2 (the
last release which included ProDOS-16).  I used this version extensively
on ROM 1 (not sure about ROM 0) and it worked fine.

IIgs System 2.0 was the first release that supports ROM 01.  Earlier
releases are unstable to say the least.

The real Finder debuted in IIgs System 3.1, replacing Apple II Desktop.

> Some other bootable diskette's do the same thing, mostly the ones that
> try to boot an earlier version of GS/OS...which I'm assuming Finder 1.1
> is part of?

Try to get your OSes and System versions sorted out.  GS/OS was the
operating system used with IIgs System 4.0 and later.  It doesn't
support a ROM 0 at all.  All earlier IIgs system software versions use
ProDOS-16 as the operating system.

Compatibility summary:

System 1.0               ROM 00 only
System 1.1               ROM 00 only
System 2.0 through 3.2   ROM 00 or 01
System 4.0               ROM 01 only (usually works on ROM 3)
System 5.0 or later      ROM 01 or 3

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David Empson
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