Re: Problem with IIgs

[buggie@argo.unm.edu (stephen e buggie)]

Get a platinum 800K disk drive for use with the IIgs.   The white Unidisk
drives should be saved and used with IIe or IIc.  Besides, the platinum
drives are cheap, and the Unidisk 3.5 drive is rare and valuable!


Steve Buggie







T Owad (towad@aol.com) wrote:
: I just purchased a used Apple IIgs and having some trouble getting it
: working.  I have it hooked up to a Unidisk and color composite monitor from
: my Apple IIe.  No keyboard are mouse are attached.  I insert the floppy
: (I've tried several) into the floppy drive and turn the computer on.  The
: Unidisk drive's light blinks on for a fraction of a second and a 'Check
: Startup device' message appears on the screen.  Why can't I get the IIgs to
: read my disk?

: Thanks,
: Tom