Re: IIe emulation card ?'s.

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Labelas Enoreth writes ...
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> In article <379D6903.FD2314D7@swbell.net>, rubywand@swbell.net wrote:
> 
> > Labelas Enoreth writes ...
> > >
> >
> >      You seem to be saying that the Disk ][ is not compatible, even with
> an adaptor. With a properly wired adaptor, the Disk ][ is compatible with
> the IIgs smartport. There does not appear to be any way for any Apple II
> or compatible disk port to discriminate a Disk ][ (connected with an
> adaptor plug/cable) from a Platinum 5.25 drive.
> >
> Well, I have not personally tried it since I have enough Platinums to bury
> myself in, but the reason given by Apple was that (and this is from
> memory, so sorry if the info sounds...shaky) but evidently the Disk ][
> connector has one pin that is either different or (perhaps unused?) on the
> later 5.25s...the IIe card does not supply power to that pin and thus the
> disk ][ does not work...I want to say it's +5v, but I know I'm
> wrong...I'll dig up the actual source and quote it a bit later, once I
> find it...

     It sounds like your Apple source was trying to sell Platinum drives. An adaptor
cable should let you connect a Disk ][ with no problem. The catch is that a regular
adaptor plug or cable gives you no way to connect a second drive. Maybe that's what
the Apple guy meant.



Rubywand