Re: [HELP] Apple //e concerns & questions...

[Cheezy <mo.cheez@wanadoo.fr>]

dans l'article 9ft3lp$n08$1@venus.itns.co.za, Stephen Shaw �
stephen@apple2.org.za a �crit le 9/06/01 14:09�:

> On Fri, 01 Jun 2001 01:07:47 +0200, Cheezy wrote:
> 
>> 1) Some time ago, I bought an old Apple //e for a few bucks, and it came
>> loaded with cards and an external hard drive. This drive, a big grey and
>> black steel box labelled "SyMBfile" from Symbiotic (the drive inside is
>> actually a 5 Mb Maxtor MFM drive) was attached to a card in the //e (also
>> manufactured by Symbiotic). Also present in the //e (appart from a grafstar
>> parallel card, 80-col exp. card and Disk ][ controller card) was - at least
>> that's what I was told - a CP/M card. Unfortunately, I never managed to
>> access the drive, and... I don't even know how! From what I read on various
>> sites, my guess is both cards were meant to work together. If so, what kind
>> of software would I need in order to boot that hard drive ? Is there a way
>> to have the //e see it and format it as Dos or Prodos ?
> 
> OK, we have the partition disk for the Symbfile. If it doesn't work - it takes
> about two minutes to spin up - try partitioning it again. I have repaired
> these, some are quick, others....
> 

What do you mean "we have the partition disk for the Symbfile" ?
I just don't get it... Do you mean I have TO partition the Symfile drive ?
What with, then ? How do I even see the drive anyway ?

Cheezy.