Re: Macintosh 5 1/4" drive wanted

[labelas@hotmail.com (Labelas Enoreth)]

In article <170819992304393905%news001@macgeek.org>, Alan Tuttle
<news001@macgeek.org> wrote:

> Oops! Wrong computer! The drive is actually in my Macintosh II... As a
> matter of fact, the drive doesn't work in any model after the Macintosh
> II because later models include the FDHD ROM. The only two computers
> that supported this drive, along with the right controller, worked only
> on the Macintosh SE and II (the SE had a different controller card).
> 
> The drive is also accessed by using the Apple File Exchange utility.
> The drive also only reads MFM formatted disks, aka MS-DOS formatted
> disks. Unfortunately, it doesn't read ProDOS or DOS 3.3 diskettes.
> 
> Apple does mention a different drive being made by Dayna
> Communications. I doubt it's still in production, but I'd look around
> for it on the for sale lists and eBay.
> 
> Wouldn't it be cool if some hardware hacker actually put together an
> adapter/driver package that'll let you attach the Apple 5.25 drive to a
> Macintosh with a drive port?
Well, I think that the card has some crucial, I guess) drive encoder and
controller type stuff on it, although I guess if you put it all in a box
that attached to the drive port, maybe...
But, when I had access to one in the past, it was in a IIci and worked fine...
(If you have a copy of DOS Mounter II, it will mount the disks in the
Finder as well, delightful...and it doesn't need a special driver like the
DF-II either)