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From: dcw@sun-bear.lcs.mit.edu (David C. Whitney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: GS slot 4 setting
Message-ID: <1989Dec31.201905.1965@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
Date: 31 Dec 89 20:19:05 GMT
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Reply-To: dcw@sun-bear.lcs.mit.edu (David C. Whitney)
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Some time ago it was mentioned that GS software would not need the
control panel setting for slot 4 set to "Mouse port" in order to work
(presumably because the firmware dealt with the mouse using ADB stuff
- I forget the details).

Well, this turns out to be false (or else I did something mighty
wrong). The big question is, how does one have active at the same
time: modem port, 80 cols, mouse, 3.5 drive, 5.25 drive and a SCSI
hard disk AND Appletalk? I originally tried this out by putting my
SCSI card in slot 4 and turning the mouse port off. I had no problems
with this as none of my 8-bit software uses the mouse. Once the
machine was up in the Finder, the mouse doesn't work. More
slot-swapping. Right now I have the SCSI in slot 6 - and conseqently
no 5.25 drive. I need all three drives available as I do occasionally
make up Z-Link disks for people. WHAT CAN I DO??

--
Dave Whitney
dcw@sun-bear.lcs.mit.edu  ...!mit-eddie!sun-bear!dcw  dcw@athena.mit.edu
My employer pays me well. This, however, does not mean he agrees with me.
I wrote Z-Link & BinSCII. Send me bug reports. I use a //GS. Send me Tech Info.