Re: Will Apple Disk ][ work on IIGS

[tomk@pro-sol.cts.com (Tom Kelly)]

In <mjensen2.352.0@student.uwsuper.edu>
mjensen2@student.uwsuper.edu (MATTHEW L. JENSEN) writes:
>"Apple 5.25 Drive"s will work from the smartport.  "Disk II" drives will not.
>Your subject line said "Disk II" and your message body said "Apple II 5.25
>Disk Drive"--so I'm not sure which you're talking about.
>
>The ones that will work have platinum- or beige-colored fronts.  The ones 
>that won't work (Disk II) are black on the front.  Also, Disk II drives say "
>Disk II" on the front; Apple 5.25 Drives don't have anything but the Apple 
>logo on the front.  
>
>If, indeed, you are talking about the Disk II, you'll need a controller card.
>
Actually, you CAN use a Disk II on a IIgs directly off the drive port.
1) You need a adapter cable to replace the existing 20 conductor cable and
connector with one terminated in a DB-19 connector.
2) You can only use ONE and it must be at end of the chain.

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