Re: Zip- GS Slot Settings

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

Jordan Reiter <jreiter@comet.net> wrote:

> Ok, how's about being able to use printers and modems while having
> AppleTalk active?

Cannot be done without a serial or parallel card in yet another slot.

> A computer which cannot both print and use a modem is pretty useless.  I
> assume that people replace the printer port with AppleTalk with the idea
> that the will use an AppleTalk printer, but as the IIgs only supports a
> limited number of AppleTalk printers, this could be a problem.

Yes indeed.

> So if I am simply wanting to use AppleShare yet have complete use of a
> printer and modem, should I simply give in and put my scsi card in slot
> 6?

No - you will still lose the printer port.  AppleTalk requires the use
of either the printer or modem port, so you are left with one serial
port on the motherboard.  It also uses the "screen holes" for the slot
corresponding to the port which is being used, which prevents the use of
a character I/O card (e.g. serial or parallel card) in the same slot.

The only way to get more than two ports would be to put the SCSI card in
slot 1, and another serial or parallel card in slot 4, 5 or 6 (thereby
losing the built-in function in the corresponding slot).

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