shankar@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Subash Shankar) (10/13/90)
Are there any patches or programs (even DA's) that allow Prodos 8 programs to access more then 2 SCSI partitions? If it matters, I have one 3.5 disk, one 5.25 drive (always inactive from the GS/OS side), the standard RAM5 disk, and four 20 Meg partitions on two SCSI drives. --- Subash Shankar Honeywell Systems & Research Center MN65-2100 voice: (612) 782 7558 US Snail: 3660 Technology Dr., Minneapolis, MN 55418 shankar@src.honeywell.com srcsip!shankar
toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) (10/13/90)
shankar@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Subash Shankar) writes: >Are there any patches or programs (even DA's) that allow Prodos 8 programs to >access more then 2 SCSI partitions? SCSIPART. It was posted to comp.binaries.apple2 a while back. I have a copy, I can upload it and mail it to you or make it available for anonymous FTP -- your choice. Todd Whitesel toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu
kgreen@pro-angmar.UUCP (Kevin Green) (10/15/90)
In-Reply-To: message from shankar@SRC.Honeywell.COM Subash There is a program called 'SCSI Partition' that allows you to read from as many SCSI partitions as you have from ProDOS 8. I've only noticed one flake in it: It crashes when you try to use ORCA/<anything>. Of course, if you don't do any software development, then that isn't a problem for you. I know it is on America Online (that is where I got my copy) and I am sure it is on some of the FTP sites (though I don't know which).
kreme@isis.cs.du.edu (Necron 99) (10/17/90)
In article <96331@srcsip.UUCP>shankar@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Subash Shankar) writes: >Are there any patches or programs (even DA's) that allow Prodos 8 programs to >access more then 2 SCSI partitions? Yes Indeedee (Oh my god, di I really say that?) Anway, there is a rather neat little ProDOS 8 patch that maps extra partitions to new slots. I think you can have as many as 14 partitions (2X7slots) but it may be only 12. The only drawback I have found is that when loading ProDOS 8 for the second time since a boot (running ProTERM from Prosel 16, then running Shrinkit3) it takes about 10 times longer to load Prodos. Its great the first time, and since I load into Prosel 8 now and only move up to Prosel 16 when I need GS/OS or something, the patch is only loaded once. This setup works quite well as I can access all four partitions on my 100M drive. >If it matters, I have one 3.5 disk, one 5.25 drive (always inactive from the >GS/OS side), the standard RAM5 disk, and four 20 Meg partitions on two SCSI >drives. I don;t have two physical drives, but it should work. If you cannot find SCSI.PART it should be on the archive sites. Don't ask me how to get to them though... our ftp program demands input like 12.23.547.23 to identify machines... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | kreme@nyx.cs.du.edu |Growing up leads to growing old, and then to dying, and| |---------------------|dying to me don't sound like all that much fun. | | <Insert cute quote of your choice here!> |