Re: Need help identifying this drive?

[labelas@hotmail.com (Labelas Enoreth)]

In article <19991208235047.19028.00000203@ng-bj1.aol.com>,
supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) wrote:

> FYI, I never use the eject button on my IIGS' floppy drive.
> I just drag the disk to the trash (or within GS/OS programs,
> the program ejects the disks when necessary).
Ah, well I was thinking more of the IIe when I said that you'd need to use
a paperclip. But yeah...I just didn't think there was anything that would
tell drive hardware 'eject this disk' via software on a IIe
> 
> You can use buttonless Mac drives on Apple II computers
> with the addition of a Universal Disk Controller (UDC) sold
> by Video Technology under the Laser brand, though.  The
> drives will also work on all but the earliest model of Laser
> 128 computer (later model Laser 128, 128EX, and 128EX/2
> units had UDC controllers built in).
How do I know which revision of the 128 I have? Is there specific numbers on it?

> 
> In fact, the Laser 128 external 3.5" drives didn't work on
> a real Apple II unless the controller was a UDC.  They
> look exactly like the Cutting Edge drive you describe.
> While it looks like the drive is a PC drive (with the
> mechanical disk eject plunger and all), there is actually
> an eject motor inside.  Dragging the disk to the trash
> under Apple II Desktop on a Laser 128 will eject the
> disk.  It is kind of fun to watch the mechanical pluger
> push itself in!  ;-)
Huh. well, this drive was very sparse as far as hardware when I took it
apart...I don't think there is an autoeject mechanism, but now I want to
check. If I only had something to hook it to...perhaps the 128 if it's the
'right' version.