On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 10:36:13PM -0400, Gary F. Daught wrote: > 1) the system as I received it was connected to the boot-able > hard drive running 6.0.1--I have learned that it is not recommended > (or even possible?) to run 6.0.1 on less than 2MB RAM;
Straight off, it is possible to run 6.0.1 on 1.25 MB of RAM. Whether or not it is recommended depends upon what you are using the computer for. While there is no such thing as too much RAM, the nature of the Apple IIgs means that RAM in excess of an application's requirements won't be used (ie. it is a single-tasking machine). > 2) the IIGS has an Apple II SCSI card, and the manual I have says > the card won't work on a IIGS with LESS than 768K of RAM. This is probably a function of the OS and the drivers. I think that GS/OS 6.0.1 will load on a 512 kB machine, but it leaves no RAM for applications (or even the Finder!). > expansion card has 8 chips of Texas Instruments TMS 4256-15NLA. Does > anyone know what the size of these chips are? I'm guessing that these are 256 kb(it) chips. Does this board have any empty sockets? If so, you can probably bring it up to 1 MB with very little effort and expense. (The type of RAM used in Apple's 1 MB board, for example, can be found in many early IBM compatibles.) > Should I even be attempting to us GS/OS with 512K of RAM? Probably not. Byron. -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:apple2list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
