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Re: Difference between 'disk II' and 'disk III' floppy!

Deacon Blue <scavenger@apexmail.com> wrote:

> I have a Apple /// system with a beige,external 5.25" floppy drive with
> designation "disk III".  Is this drive identical to the  'disk II', and will
> it work as direct replacement for a 'disk II' on a II /IIe system?

No.  The mechanism is the same, but the control board ("Analog board")
used in the drives are different, and they have a different connector
(the Disk /// has more pins).

If you had a faulty Disk ][ which had a functional Analog card, you
might be able to swap the mechanisms over.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
Snail mail: P O Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand