Re: Rana Systems Elite III

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.ca>]

Greg Buchner wrote:

> I picked up one of these drives recently and was wondering if the
> enhancement software for it ever went beyond the V2.0 that came with it
> or if there was ever any ProDOS support for it.

I've never heard of any ProDOS support but it's been a while since I've
used any Rana drives or controllers

> Also, does anyone know if it required just DSDD disks or did it need the
> DSHD disks to do the double side 80 track format?

It says Double Density in chapter 2. Of course if you have a different
version
of the manual than I have it might be in a different chapter.

>
> I got the manual with it and it made for an interesting read...found out
> that it'll read disks from a Disk ][ or compatible but won't write to
> them.

Did you get the Rana controller with your drive?

    Wayne