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2. Boot the Apple /// with the Apple ][ emulation diskette, press the Return key to boot an Apple ][
floppy, press the reset button, then invoke the firmware menus from the Apple ][ emulation
according to this table:
CFFA3000
Apple /// Slot
BASIC Invocation
Monitor (i.e.
CALL-151
)
invocation
1
CALL -16080
C130G
2
CALL -15824
C230G
3
CALL -15568
C330G
4
CALL -15312
C430G
Table 3: Menu invocation in Apple /// slots
Once a memory device has disk images configured on it, they can be left alone and used in the
CFFA3000 in the Apple /// without further intervention from the menus. Memory devices can also be
swapped, and as long as they have SmartPort configuration information saved on them (the
CFFA.CFG file written by the firmware menus) they will be recognized and used by SOS.
Hot-Plugging Memory Devices
The Apple /// driver supports hot-plugging USB or CompactFlash memory devices. As long as each
device has been pre-configured with drive selections, they will be made available to the operating
system. Different operating environments behave differently when disks are swapped. In most
cases, asking for a catalog based on the device name will be enough to make the system aware of a
new drive, and subsequent access via the volume name will be possible.
From within Business BASIC, for example, after inserting a new CompactFlash card, issuing the
CATALOG
command and specifying the device name:
CATALOG .CFFA3000D1
will re-attach the
virtual drive to the system, and then the volume name (as opposed to the device name) can be used
to interact with the drive contents.
ADTPro‘s Volume screen generally needs to be refreshed once or twice with the R key in order to
re-scan the new set of available devices.
USB Memory Devices in the Apple ///
Both USB and CompactFlash memory devices will work fine with the Apple /// driver. However, due
to the proximity of the USB port to the physical wall of the Apple ///
‘s case, it may be difficult to insert
a USB memory stick or a USB extension cord. Only the smallest or most flexible of USB solutions
will likely fit. The vast majority will not.
