Re: IIe emulation card ?'s.

[labelas@hotmail.com (Labelas Enoreth)]

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...