Re: Will Apple Disk ][ work on IIGS

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

MATTHEW L. JENSEN (mjensen2@student.uwsuper.edu) wrote:
: In article <3k4bb8$73d@news.nevada.edu> lovett@nevada.edu (CyberMan) writes:

: >Hi Everyone, I'm getting ready to buy 2 Apple ][ 5.25 Disk Drives, but 
: >will they work daisy chained off a IIGS smartport?  Please reply via email.

: "Apple 5.25 Drive"s will work from the smartport.  "Disk II" drives will not.
[snip]
: 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, isn't there a cable adapter out there to allow the Disk ]['s to
work with the 5.25 drive controller (DB-19 to 2x20-pin header)?  With that
beast, it should be possible to connect a pair of Disk ]['s to a GS
SmartPort...or for that matter, to the DB-19 on the back of a 3.5" drive!

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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