Re: DuoDrive & gs?

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

In article roshaugh@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (Robert F. O'shaughnessy) writes...
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>	okay, I found an old DuoDrive (two attached 5.25's) and was
>wondering just what I need to hook it up to my gs (if I can)?

	Simply plug the DuoDisk 5.25 directly into the GS's smartport, just 
as you would an Apple 5.25 or Apple 3.5 drive. Older models of the DuoDisk 
will not function when daisy-chained on a GS (check part # on analog board),
although the fix is simple and just requires you clip off a resistor. 
This is *only* necessary if you daisy-chain the DuoDisk and have an older
production model. Some older DuoDisks would also corrupt disks at random 
when a CTRL-OA-RESET occurred, but again it requires only a simple fix.
(Mail me if you want more details on the part # to check and a fix)

	I have two DuoDisk drives (from my //e collection), and have
successfully corrected those two faults. Never tried connecting the
drives to my GSes, though it should work...

>	BTW the drive came with no cables.

	You'll need to find a DuoDisk 5.25 cable in order to connect it
to the IIgs. You have three options: A) build one yourself, using the
correct pin-outs. B) Order the cable from Alltech. C) Find someone selling
one on comp.sys.apple2.marketplace.
	 
>		Bob

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