[comp.sys.apple2] RAMFast and floppy booting

taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) (01/23/91)

> A possible scenario where this comes to use:
>   - Hard disk controller in slot 2,
>   - 3.5" connected to the disk port controlled by slot 5 firmware and
>   - 5.25" drives bootable through slot 6 firmware. With slot 5 as
> the startup drive the system won't try to boot from the 5.25" drive
> (saving some time), uses a 3.5" startup disk if present or goes
> straight to the hard disk.

    That sounds possible, although I have the Sonic Blaster in slot 2.  I
could move that, but some terminal programs want Slot 2 to be set to the Modem
Port, and not "Your Card".  If I wanted to boot from floppy, I used the
QuickBoot patch.  It doesn't not seem to work with System 5.0.4 (or is it
because of the RAMFast???)

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