I replaced the ram card with a different one and OS 6.01 load up fine now.
Now I wish I could find a scsi card and HD that doesnt cost 4 times what the
whole machine, monitor, and drives cost me.
TZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Primus" <ian_primus_at_yahoo.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: Apple IIgs
> IIRC, the IIgs sometimes did funny things if you had the 5 1/4 floppies
> connected to the computer before the 3 1/2 inch drives, because then
> the Apple 3.5" drives wouldn't sense one of the signals. A general rule
> of thumb is - Apple 3.5's first, then Unidisk 3.5, then 5 1/4. I don't
> know if this has anything to do with your problem, but it's worth a
> shot. Also, make sure the drives and disks involved are working
> properly. I've had worn DSDD floppies that worked fine in a
> Superdrive-equipped Mac, but wouldn't read properly on an 800k drive.
>
> Ian Primus
> ian_primus_at_yahoo.com
>
> On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 08:44 PM, TeoZ wrote:
>
> > I tried to load 6.01 this morning but the system screen stops when the
> > OS
> > bar gets under the S on the screen during boot (disk drive light dies
> > out
> > also). I checked the system from the bios diagnostic and everything
> > checked
> > out as system ok.
> >
> > The system has the 1meg card with full population of chips and both
> > jumpers
> > are on (apple brand memory upgrade), so I assume it should boot off
> > the 6.01
> > disk market system (The unit unfortunatly doesnt have a hard drive
> > just 5.25
> > and 3.5 floppy).
> >
> > I used a Q840AV to make the 3.5 DSDD disks from apples images.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ian Primus" <ian_primus_at_yahoo.com>
> > To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 9:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: Apple IIgs
> >
> >
> >> I have the actual floppies for the IIgs System Software Update 4.0,
> >> but
> >> I don't know if this is a full, useable system, or just an update, I
> >> have never used them, seeming as though Apple has System 6.0.1 for
> >> free
> >> download on their FTP.
> >>
> >> Ian Primus
> >> ian_primus_at_yahoo.com
> >>
> >> On Sunday, March 2, 2003, at 08:47 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
> >>
> >>>> Anybody happen to have disk images of GS/OS before 6.0? I wanted
> >>>> something to
> >>>> tinker around with on my IIgs with 1mb ram expansion. I have no
> >>>> software for
> >>>> it at the moment.
> >>>
> >>> Why before 6.0? GS/OS 6 will work just fine on a 1MB IIgs (I've done
> >>> it).
> >>>
> >>> --
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> >>> Cameron Kaiser, Point Loma Nazarene University *
> >>> ckaiser_at_stockholm.ptloma.edu
> >>> -- There are few problems that the liberal usage of high explosives
> >>> can't cure.
Received on Fri Mar 14 2003 - 09:17:01 GMT