Currently it is not possible to partition a storage device on a Focus controller from ProDOS 8. A solution is in the works. Functionality is 100% complete once the device is partitioned with the IIgs utility. Formattining/initializing is possible using any ProDOS utility such as Copy II Plus, Cat Doctor, etc.

1 - I’d hoped to have it by now, it’s moving a bit slower but progress is made and I should have something to preview in the next couple weeks, I’m told..

2 - I’ve not tried anything larger than 512M so far. I have a 1 and 2 gig, maybe i’ll try them. But I have put 12 gig hard drives on there. Of course.. the partition(s) don’t use the whole drive. There’s a 30 partition max limit, per device. Even with using HFS’s on the IIgs- thats still nuts with that many ProDOS partitions.

3 - Most of the cards will take the adapter as they sit. At some point back some ROM changes were made that ultimately facilitated the CF cards without that being the intended result, it just worked out that way. If your card is red and has the “Picasso” like IIgs on it - then it’s probably got the ROM already. Unfortunately a lot of them don’t have version numbers on the ROM from back then.

4 - As part of the //e utility release some of that information will be available, mostly in the way of source code. I don’t have any docs other than source code at the moment but part of the intent is to make the source available on an individual basis with reason, to others. I really don’t want to just post it. but it’s otherwise going to be pretty much open. … just want to keep tabs on whats going on.