Re: downloading a2 programs using iMac: external drive?

[news_joe@NOSPAM.com (Burnam)]

In article <1duah9o.9mjgkf165ge68N@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>
dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes:

> There is one possible exception to this: I remember hearing rumours that
> at least the original (rev A) iMac had a floppy drive connector on its
> motherboard.  If so, this connector would work with the drive mechanism
> that has been used in all Macs up until last year (the cheaper version
> of Apple's SuperDrive mechanism, missing the automatic inject feature,
> i.e. you have to insert disks manually).  This drive supports 400K/800K
> as well as 720K/1440K formats, though its 400K/800K support may be
> somewhat unreliable.

It's true. MacInTouch, or some other Mac site had an article on this
long ago. I don't remember that URL (which had nice pictures showing a
well-done example), but here's one that a quick search in GOOGLE turned
up:
   http://www.maccpu.com/disaster2.html


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