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From: dcw@goldilocks.lcs.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: ZipGS GX
Message-ID: <1990Dec5.131845.15995@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
Date: 5 Dec 90 13:18:45 GMT
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I just got my Zip Chip GSX yesterday and after having a hell of a time
trying to pull my 65816 out, got it installed.

I don't work right! In fact, it doesn't like my hard disk (80mb
Quantum 32, 32, 16 connected to Rev C SCSI).  I have to have the
machine running at "normal" speed (Zip is off) for it to boot or
access the HD at all.  If I boot 5.0.3 off floppy, it crashes as soon
as it locates the HD.

It doesn't matter what speed setting I have the Zip at, so I figure
I've got bad cache ram. Has anyone else had such problems? I'm calling
tech support when I get home later.

I also had it destroy the appledisk3.5 driver on my LOCKED system
5.0.3 floppy. It also didn't boot 100% reliably from floppy or HD when
in slow (off) mode.

system: 3mb AE GSRam+ in ROM 01, Rev C SCSI, system 5.0.3, 80mb Quantum.
--
Dave Whitney
Computer Science MIT 1990	| I wrote Z-Link and BinSCII. Send me bug
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