Re: problems with fta demos

[misty@idirect.com (Sid Stulberg)]

David R. (snakey@wam.umd.edu) wrote:
: Urs Hochstrasser (hochstrasse@ubaclu.unibas.ch) wrote:
: : In article <4vfh6c$ren@enyo.uwa.edu.au>, jturner@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
: : (Joseph Turner) wrote:

: : [snip]
: : >   Well I am using a ROM 1 and a unidisk. Any ideas???? This seems REALLY
: :                                   ^^^^^^^
: : Some stuff only works with the platinum 3.5" drives. They coded quite
: : 'close to the metal' as they say...

: Works on my AE drive.  =)

: Dave

: : Cheers
: : --Urs

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An AE drive is known as a "dumb" drive because it does not contain a logic
board.  The board is built into the GS.  A unidisk, on the other hand is
to be used with a //e or a //c because the Unidisk contains a logic board
which is not built into the //e or the //c.

Sid.

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