Re: Bluedisk Question

[schaf@meadow.muc.de (Soenke Behrens)]

Hi,

> or two first.  There's no way I can confidently send $140 to Germany
> without knowing a thing to two about what I'm getting.

Sure. I feel qualified to talk because I have that thing, although
I DO know the maker of the card :)

> Does the controller have pins to accept any 1.44meg drive?

Yes, any PC-style floppy device. That includes, among others, 1.44MB
drives (other choices would be 1.2MB and 2.88MB).

> Does the controller supply power to the drive, or do I have to connect
> the drive to a controller *and* an external power supply?

You need an extra power supply. If the controller supplied power, it
would have to do so via the GS's bus, and that's contra-productive.
Either browse Computer Shopper for external PC floppies, or casings,
or stuff your GS into a tower, or stuff your external devices into
a minitower. Or whatever.

> Can someone send me some definite information/techincal stuff on the card
> other than the "canned" response I got from the manufacturer?

Not really. I can answer you from my experience if you ask specific
questions. Heck, I don't even have the canned response :).

Soenke
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