Re: Zip- GS Slot Settings

[webmaster@cardshow.com (Michael Guitton)]

In article <19960828194814101134@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>,
dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:

>Jordan Reiter <jreiter@comet.net> wrote:
>
>>[...]
>> 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).
>
I don't remind the exact differences between ROM 01 and ROM 03 regarding
AppleTalk activation. Is there a way to activate AppleTalk on a ROM 01
without loosing the Slot 7 (My RamFAST is already in slot 2, my 40MB
InSyder is in slot 7 -- was thinking of the DYN_SLOT_ARBITER)?

Would it be possible to emulate the ROM 03 slots functionalities on a ROM
01 -- unless hardware components are needed to achieve this? For instance,
it would be nice on a ROM 01 to be able to use the mouse while setting the
slot 4 to "Your Card" (I think there's an improved ADB ROM on the ROM 03
motherboard, right?).

-- 
Michael
webmaster@cardshow.com