Why before 6.0? GS/OS 6 will work just fine on a 1MB IIgs (I've done it).

Why before 6.0? GS/OS 6 will work just fine on a 1MB IIgs (I've done it). -- ----------------------------- personal page: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron Kaiser, Point Loma Nazarene University * ckaiser(a)stockholm.ptloma.edu -- There are few problems that the liberal usage of high explosives can't cure.

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(a)yahoo.com> To: <cctalk(a)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(a)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). >> >> -- >> ----------------------------- personal page: >> http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- >> Cameron Kaiser, Point Loma Nazarene University * >> ckaiser(a)stockholm.ptloma.edu >> -- There are few problems that the liberal usage of high explosives >> can't cure.

(this is somewhat relevant - I have a couple of IIgs models, ROM 0 and, IIRC, ROM 3, as well as plenty of II+ and one IIc + one IIc+. I'm no longer sure what I can attach to what).

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(a)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(a)yahoo.com> > To: <cctalk(a)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(a)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). >>> >>> -- >>> ----------------------------- personal page: >>> http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- >>> Cameron Kaiser, Point Loma Nazarene University * >>> ckaiser(a)stockholm.ptloma.edu >>> -- There are few problems that the liberal usage of high explosives >>> can't cure.