Re: How's the Turbo IDE?

[tsetse@trance.helix.net (tsetse)]

Miller, Harvey (miller@biologym54.lan.nrc.ca) wrote:
: Hi:
: 	I just bought an Apple IIgsand, after reading the Apple Faq (thank
:  you, Dan DeMaggio!) I'm starting to think that it needs a hard drive.
: I'm intrigued by the Turbo IDE card. (This card allows IBM style hard disks

: 1) did you have any problems with cards arriving DOA, or with the company's
:    service?

i can't directly answer that because i bought mine from joachim directly 
on my last visit to germany.

: 2) any installation problems?

absolutely none. the card has been in for almost 2 years with not a 
single problem. the hard drive seems as happy as ever. i haven't needed 
to use the setup disk again since installation. the only thing i never 
could tell, was whether it is possible to set up a partition larger that 
32meg for HFS.

: 3) Does it integrate well with the Apple II- ie any software-drive 
: incompatibilities?

no problems. every piece of software is happy. obviously copy protected 
stuff is a different story. (megademo from ninja force may have been the 
only 'software' that didn't like the card, but big woopee)

: 4) Is it notably faster than a comparable Apple high-speed SCSI card +
:  drive system (my second choice)?

sorry, i have no comparison. it sure beats the 3.5 floppy. a boot with a 
spinning hard drive to prodos 8 is fast - 1 second or so. GSOS boot time 
depends on what's installed, but i'll try a shift boot if you want.

: Thanks for your input!
: 				Harvey

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