That's what I'd call "one of those good problems". You have a TWGS *and* a SCSI card. :)
Dr. Garber, if you're looking at other II hardware to produce, a low-cost SCSI card might be something worth looking into. Or anything else that would let folks connect today's external peripherals to a II (letting the hardware/firmware trick the II into thinking it was SCSI). -----Original Message----- From: Apple2list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nat Hall Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 6:05 AM To: Apple2list Subject: CD-ROM on IIgs question On Saturday, November 5, 2005, at 04:08 PM, Byron Q. Desnoyers Winmill wrote: > Is it just me, or is this list mostly about people wanting to sell > stuff or discussing what stuff is worth as of late? Well, whatever > it is, it does take a lot of fun out of the Apple II! > Well, I won't follow that trend with *this* post! I recently installed an external SCSI CD-ROM unit into the SCSI chain on my IIgs. The drive is an Apple 600e CD-ROM. It's in chain with a ZIP-100 drive and my IIgs's 100MB hard drive. And of course, I installed the necessary driver in GS/OS. The drive works great with one fluke. If there is no CD in the drive, the Finder hangs (freezes) until I put another CD into it. The freeze is not a total system freeze in that I can still move the mouse around the screen. But I cannot drop any menus or select anything with it. I can't start any programs either. Once I put a new CD in the drive all is well again. Yes, the chain is correctly terminated. Is this normal behavior for a CD-ROM on the IIgs? This is my first time dealing with such a setup. In case it matters, my system is as follows: ROM 3 ][GS 8Mhz (via Transwarp) 5.25MB RAM ZIP-100 SCSI 100MB hard drive SCSI Apple 600e SCSI CD-ROM (new) System 6.0.1 -- 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 -- 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
