Re: Does it exist? Mac USB Floppy drive r/w 800k & ProDOS disks?

[Stephen Shaw <xstephenx@apple2.org.za>]

On 20 Jan 2002 15:39:44 -0800, Lazarus I. Long wrote:

> Okay hardware geeks, how about this?
>
> Just make me a hardware adapter, that on one end I can plug in my
> UniDisk (800k smartport disk) and on the other end has a USB plug.
> Prolly need some chip in the middle doing the translation, maybe need
> a power source too, whatever.
>
> I'll pay you, no really I will.  I bet you could get more than a few
> people who would buy one too, so making a run may become feasable.
>
> Oh, and you'd need to make a Macintosh USB driver.  probly there's
> more people too who'd want a PC USB driver....
>
> C'mon, you know you *want* to!!! :-)

As it would match the Lance card in keeping the Apple II series going I'd love
to, but..., do you know how much time it would take to develop the card.
Drawing printed circuit cards, making the thing WORK and then writing the
software for it... I'd say you are looking at at least 2 months work five days 
a week.

 

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