dcw@sun-bear.lcs.mit.edu (David C. Whitney) (01/01/90)
Some time ago it was mentioned that GS software would not need the control panel setting for slot 4 set to "Mouse port" in order to work (presumably because the firmware dealt with the mouse using ADB stuff - I forget the details). Well, this turns out to be false (or else I did something mighty wrong). The big question is, how does one have active at the same time: modem port, 80 cols, mouse, 3.5 drive, 5.25 drive and a SCSI hard disk AND Appletalk? I originally tried this out by putting my SCSI card in slot 4 and turning the mouse port off. I had no problems with this as none of my 8-bit software uses the mouse. Once the machine was up in the Finder, the mouse doesn't work. More slot-swapping. Right now I have the SCSI in slot 6 - and conseqently no 5.25 drive. I need all three drives available as I do occasionally make up Z-Link disks for people. WHAT CAN I DO?? -- Dave Whitney dcw@sun-bear.lcs.mit.edu ...!mit-eddie!sun-bear!dcw dcw@athena.mit.edu My employer pays me well. This, however, does not mean he agrees with me. I wrote Z-Link & BinSCII. Send me bug reports. I use a //GS. Send me Tech Info.
V2071A@VM.TEMPLE.EDU ("George A. Piotrowski Jr") (01/01/90)
On 31 Dec 89 20:19:05 GMT David C. Whitney said: > >Some time ago it was mentioned that GS software would not need the >control panel setting for slot 4 set to "Mouse port" in order to work >(presumably because the firmware dealt with the mouse using ADB stuff >- I forget the details). > >Well, this turns out to be false (or else I did something mighty >wrong). The big question is, how does one have active at the same >time: modem port, 80 cols, mouse, 3.5 drive, 5.25 drive and a SCSI >hard disk AND Appletalk? I originally tried this out by putting my >SCSI card in slot 4 and turning the mouse port off. I had no problems >with this as none of my 8-bit software uses the mouse. Once the >machine was up in the Finder, the mouse doesn't work. More >slot-swapping. Right now I have the SCSI in slot 6 - and conseqently >no 5.25 drive. I need all three drives available as I do occasionally >make up Z-Link disks for people. WHAT CAN I DO?? > >-- >Dave Whitney >dcw@sun-bear.lcs.mit.edu ...!mit-eddie!sun-bear!dcw dcw@athena.mit.edu >My employer pays me well. This, however, does not mean he agrees with me. >I wrote Z-Link & BinSCII. Send me bug reports. I use a //GS. Send me Tech Info. Dave, This setting only works on the Rom 3 Machine. If you have any GS before the Rom 3, you can't do it. Do you or anybody else with hard drives use Proterm as your comm program. If you do, you can put your SCSI card in Slot 2, set the slot to your card and your all set. Proterm addresses the GS Serial port directly, bypassing the slot settings in the Control Panel. This is the way I have it set on my GS at work. I also have set slot 7 for Appletalk, and use a mini-8 switch box to switch between printing on the network and using the modem. Since I don't do both at the same time, it works very neatly. Take it easy for now, ________________________________________________________________________ George A. Piotrowski, Coordinator Bitnet: V2071A@TEMPLEVM Educational Computing Center Internet: v2071a@vm.temple.edu Temple University Genie: G.PIOTROWSKI Philadelphia, PA 19122 Compu$erve: 74046,1304 (215) 787-6228 Apple Supportools: Technical Coordinator The opinions expressed are my own and do not have anything to do with Temple University. (well, not much) ________________________________________________________________________ Acknowledge-To: <V2071A@VM.TEMPLE.EDU>
rewing@Apple.COM (Richard Ewing) (01/01/90)
Hi Dave, To answer your questio about getting the mouse port, Appletalk, 80 columns and a SCSI card to work (with both 5.25 and 3.5 inch disks), I'll first assume that you have an older ROM 01 GS. The fix is simple, though not really recommended. Put the SCSI card in SLOT 1. This will allow Appletalk to work from slot 7, slot 5 and 6 can be used for disk purposes, and slots 2, 3, and 4 can be left alone. Set slot 1 for the "your card" setting, and everything will work. I had this configuration for over a year on my older GS before I got a new one. Apparently as someone in AppleDTS told me some time ago, even though the card is supposed to go into slots 4, 5, 6, or 7, slot 1 will work also. This will also allow you to use any network printer over Appletalk, which I also assume that you are doing. Let me know if you have any problems with this setup. happy New Year! -- __________________________________________________________________________ |Disclaimer: I run 125 INITs. Nothing I say can be seriously considered. | | | |Internet: REWING@APPLE.COM-----------------------Rick Ewing | |ApplelinkPE & MacNet Soon!------------------Apple Computer, Inc. | |Applelink: EWING--------------------100 Ashford Center North, Suite 100 | |Compu$erve: [76474,1732]--------------------Atlanta, GA 30338 | |GENIE: R.EWING1--------------------------TalkNet: (404) 393-9358 | |USENET: {amdahl,decwrl,sun,unisoft}!apple!rewing | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^