Re: Will Apple Disk ][ wo

[spector@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article DON.HANSON@rook.wa.com (don hanson) writes...
>
> -=> Quoting Mjensen2Re: Will Apple Disk ][ wotudent.uwsuper. to All <=-
> Mj> "Apple 5.25 Drive"s will work from the smartport.  "Disk II" drives
> Mj> will not.
> Mj> If, indeed, you are talking about the Disk II, you'll need a
> Mj> controller card.
> 
>Not entirely true.  I have a GS in front of me with 2 disk IIs attached
>through the Smart Port (hooked to the back of an Apple 3.5).

	Doesn't the Apple 5.25 (platinum) have a slightly higher transfer
rate or access time than the original Disk ][? I recall seeing a side-by-
side speed comparison in Nibble magazine. And perhaps it's my imagination,
but the Apple 5.25 (or DuoDisk/UniDisk 5.25) seems a bit faster when 
reading or writing to floppies than my Disk ][ units. 

	Just wondering if the Apple 5.25 has any advantage over the 
Disk ][ besides better looks and a more standard interface. :)

>-don

Mitchell Spector
m_spect@vega.concordia.ca / spector@vax2.concordia.ca