Re: Apple IIGS revived - sorta...

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Krishna Sadasivam" <kms007@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> I switched the MicroDrive to Slot 1, and now the 3.5" drive mounts 
> on the GS/OS desktop. 

Excellent. 

> I have an Apple II High Speed SCSI card lying around - I may use 
> that in place of the RamFAST card to see if I can coax my 80MEG 
> external to mount. 

One thing I know is, the SCSI drive will only respond to the very same 
SCSI card whith which it was written. IOW, if it was originally attached 
to an Apple SCSI card, then you need to use one now to read it. 

> Incidentally, when I switched the MicroDrive to Slot 4, and set the 
> slot setting from "Mouse Port" to "Your Card", the mouse wouldn't 
> respond in GS/OS. I don't remember if this is normal behavior, as my 
> Apple II skills are incredibly rusty.


A ROM 01 GS won't work with slot 4 set to Your Card, but, the 
ROM 03 GS will. This is one of the perks of the ROM 03. Among 
others, which you can find in the FAQs. 

Bill Garber from GS-Electronics
http://www.garberstreet.com