Re: Apple IIgs booting/monitor problems

["Gabriel Androczky" <p0531d0n@freemail.hu>]

"Wayne Stewart" <waynes@telus.dotnet> az al�bbiakat �rta:
>
> > 1. The 12" Apple RGB Display does only display some running blue
pattern. I
> > suppose this monitor is not meant to be used with the IIgs. Which one
then?
> > What's the difference?
>
> The IIgs uses an RGB minitor model # A2M6014. The difference is that
> most other monitors can't synch down to 15 khz

Hmmm. Now how can I get my hands on such a monitor? That is the only model
to go?

> > In the meantime, I hooked the IIgs to my TV with that RF modulator
output,
> > but the colors are shifting and the text is only readable when colors
are
> > dimmed on the TV set.
>
> In your Control Panel (Apple-Control-Esc) changing your display setting
> to Monochrome will likely help.

Will try, thank you!

> Most Power Macs have manual inject floppy drives which usually won't
> make a bootable ProDOS disk. The auto-inject drives on most of the pre
> PPC Macs worked better for this.

I have a Mac SE... should I try making the floppies on that one?
I can format 800k ProDOS disks on my 9500, why can't it make them bootable??

> I believe Bill Garber has helped a few people by mailing out System
> disks for a small amount. Also Syndicomm sells them for a nominal fee.

Thanks, I will look after them.

> Also HD floppies formatted 800k tend to be considerably less reliable
> than real 800k disks.

They would only need to last for about the time I test a first boot :-)))

Thanks,

Gabriel