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From: suem@cbnewsc.att.com (susan.mc kinnell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: help with GS/OS and polling 3.5" drives
Keywords: GS/OS
Message-ID: <1990Dec3.192618.9328@cbnewsc.att.com>
Date: 3 Dec 90 19:26:18 GMT
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I recently acquired a copy of GS/OS version 5.0.3.  This copy
works for the person from whom I got it, but when I boot with
it, then try any other program, e.g. GS ShrinkIt, and try to
open anything, my 3.5" drives start polling as fast as they can
and the screen display of files to select switches back and forth
as fast as the screen can be painted.  Needless to say, this
makes it impossible to work with this OS.  I have a Transwarp
card installed in the GS, which probably speeds up the polling,
but I have no idea *why* the polling occurs at all.  Is there a
possible hardware bug in my 3.5" drives that has not shown up till
now?  I believe my original (drive #1) 3.5" drive has the problem
causing continual polling of drives in slot 6 when you scan through
to slot 6 (I'm a little hazy here, but I remember *some* sort of
problem with these drives and slot 6; however, I use my own card
for my 5.25" drives and never scan through to slot 6 anyway).
I would appreciate any help anyone can offer as I would like to
use 5.0.3, but cannot use it as it currently works on my system.

Sue McKinnell
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