Re: UniDisk 3.5" on a //e

[Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net>]

David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:

: Correct.  I'm only aware of four controllers for Apple II 5.25" drives
: (that work in some Apple II model):

: - Disk ][ controller (and the Unidisk 5.25 Controller, which is pretty
: much identical other than the connector)
: - IIgs disk port
: - IIc disk port
: - Universal Disk Controller

: (The IIe emulation card for the Mac LC probably also counts.)

Well yeah, I'd count it since part of its function is to connect up a 5.25.
They used to say that only the grey 5.25 drives work with it but I bet
that's a bunch of hooey. I found out something cool though when I got
another IIe card for the spare parts horde. The new one came with a manual,
and it says that Unidisk 3.5s work with the card. Not sure how much of a
hurry I'll get into to try that out though.

As an aside, the store where I got my cards has a box of 'em and will sell
'em fairly cheaply so I could help anyone who wants to get one. It'd be
less than the $150 that Sun Remarketing wants for one.

: The Liron card and SuperDrive card only support SmartPort devices
: (including the UniDisk 3.5), plus the SuperDrive card also supports the
: Apple 3.5 Drive and SuperDrive.

I'd hope that the unidisk card would work with a unidisk 3.5 since that's
what it was made for. It works the Chinook //c type hard disks great as
well. I still use the original name for intelligent devices like the
Unidisk and slinky card myself. They were called protocol converter
devices back in the days before the IIgs and its smartport debuted.
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