Re: Universal Disk Controller

[louiss@gate.net (Louis Schulman)]

In <4r330l$n7a@usenet10.interramp.com>, Tom Zuchowski <cd003508@interramp.com> writes:
>
>It is the "Laser 128 Series" Universal Disk Controller.  It was sold by 
>Laser, AMR, and Vtech, that I know of. I have two of them; the one that 
>isn't installed is just as you describe plus a small bar-code label with a 
>serial number on it. I know from personal experience that it works with 
>any GS-compatible disk drive, such as those sold by Apple, AMR, and AE.  I 
>have used it in a II+ and in an enhanced IIe with no problems.
>
>I can probably help you if you have any questions. The manual doesn't 
>appear to be in the box here, but I've got it somewhere. As I recall, it 
>wasn't much more than a sheet of paper. I believe that you want to 
>daisy-chain 3.5's before 5.25's, but that's about all there is to know. 
>Plug and play.
>
>Oh, the "Drive 2" cable doesn't supply power to the disk ejector.  If you 
>want to mount two 3.5's to it, daisy-chain them both on the "Drive 1" 
>cable.
>
>TomZ
>
>
Very interesting.  The person I bought it from didn't think it supported 5.25 drives
(but I tested it, it does :-)).

OK, if I put this card in slot 6 of my //e, and make the 3.5 Drive 1 (so I can use
the auto eject) and a 5.25 is drive 2, will I be able to boot DOS 3.3?  From Drive
2?  From the 3.5?  Different answer for ProDOS?

Thanks, Louis