BlueDisk

[s_behrens@emulex.com (S�nke Behrens)]

smtrimbl@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu wrote:

>No, not with Apple Drives, again the Blue disk card slipped my mind.  
>However, I didn't think that the Blue Disk Card allowed access to Apple 
>drives... I thought the Blue Disk was solely for hooking up MFM drives 
>(720k & 1.44 MB... and even 2.88MB, right?).  The limitation is therefore 
>that if you hook up an IBM drive, you can't read 800k GCR disks, which 
>are standard for the GS.  You need a SuperDrive card & Superdrive for that..
>However, if you've got a SuperDrive set-up, you can't use an MFM 5.25 
>drive, so no go on that.  What I was thinking about was a revised 

Actually, the BlueDisk has a _very_ smart feature insofar as, as long
as you keep within the confines of GS/OS, you will be able to use it
in Slot 5 _and_ keep Slot 5 set to internal. Don't ask me how the
GS/OS driver of the BlueDisk does that :). This means that I can use
my original 800k GCR Apple drive alongside a MFM 3.5" drive
(1.44/1.6MB in my case, 2.88MB doesn't tempt me) and don't even have
to sacrifice another slot for it. Neat :).

Soenke
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