Re: High Density /RAM5

[ntt@cleese.apana.org.au (Jonathan Pratt)]

dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes:
> 
> I bought a SuperDrive card shortly after it was released, and I asked
> the Apple people why support for RAM5 wasn't included, since putting a
> SuperDrive card in slot 5 prevents the use of the internal SmartPort
> (including RAM5 and ROM5).  I can't remember what their reasons were; I
> think it was either lack of ROM space or lack of time.

I don't understand this problem.

I have a superdrive controller card in slot 5 ('your card') with two 3.5"
drives (1 FDHD and an apple 3.5) and still manage to have a RAM disk on my
ROM 1 GS.  I set the RAM disk in the control panel to 1440k  (the size of
a HD disk) and it never fails to appear on my desktop.  (even when I reset
the machine, the data is preserved)

> My solution to the problem was to put the SuperDrive card in another
> slot (6 in my case).  I also left my Apple 3.5 Drive connected to the
> IIgs disk port, because some IIgs software (FTA stuff, ZZCopy, Copy
> II+ 3.5" Bit Copy, and some games) only works with a 3.5" drive on the
> built-in drive port.
> 
> (As a result, I have four SmartPort-compatible interfaces in my ROM 3
> IIgs: PC Transporter in 7, SuperDrive in 6, IIgs SmartPort in 5, Apple
> HS SCSI card in 4.)

Your lucky to have a ROM 3, and be able to use slot 4 as well as use the
mouse.  But I have no problem with the SuperDrive card (I can't recall if
it was a problem pre system 6...)

cheers
ntt@cleese