Re: AEHD drive

[John Townsend <utownje@lexis-nexis.com>]

Pim Blokland wrote:

> Yes; not only that, but it also can't be used with an AEHD. Or with a
> standard Apple drive.
> You can read and write 800K disks, but only in the MFM format, not in
> the GCR format.
> So it's not for me. I wouldn't have any use for it, and besides, if I
> were to put it in slot 5, I would also loose the SmartPort. So I
> couldn't even hook up my standard drives any more.
> On the other hand, it's a ROM 3. Could it be that it could use both a
> disk controller in slot 5 and the SmartPort at the same time? Well,
> never mind.

OK, just thought it might be an option.  Around here you can get a new 3.5" PC
drive for about the price of a meal at McDonalds.  Switching between the
SmartPort and a card in slot 5 is as easy as clicking a box in the control
panel and restarting.  In any case, it's got to be cheaper and easier than
finding a SuperDrive controller and drive in Europe.  Good luck!

--
John E. Townsend
Sr. Software Engineer          "Machines should work;
LEXIS-NEXIS                     people should think."
Dayton, OH, USA                        -- IBM Pollyanna Principle
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