Re: ProFile HD system for the IIe?

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

In article dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes...
>
>In article <31JAN199515182911@vax2.concordia.ca>,
>Mitchell Spector <spector@vax2.concordia.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> I also have an Apple III handy if there's a need to low-level format
>> it, although I don't have the III-version of the controller card
>> (doubt I could find one anyway at this point in time). 
> 
>You would also need the special ROM that has to be installed in the
>ProFILE to do a low-level format (the ROM is piggy-backed onto the
>68P02 processor in the drive controller).

	Finding an Apple III ProFile controller or the piggyback ROM
would probably be a near impossible task. I'm still surprised I was able
to find even the Apple III computer itself, seeing how few were in 
circulation. 

>I haven't done this procedure myself, so I'm not sure if you need any
>special software on the Apple III (I expect you do).
	
	I've recently been offered a pair of 5MB ProFile HDs, however
they were previously used and formatted on an Apple III and Lisa. If
re-formatting these as ProDOS requires a complete low-level format 
they're probably of no use to me. :/

>David Empson
>dempson@actrix.gen.nz
>Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand

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