Re: COMPATIBILITY: Unidisk 3.5 and Laser 128?

[ddkilzer@iastate.edu (David D Kilzer)]

In <1993Sep2.111313.425@presby.edu> sebugg@presby.edu (Stephen Buggie) writes:

>QUESTION:  Can I plug my Apple Unidisk 3.5" external drive into the Laser's
>drive port?

Yes, I think the UniDisk 3.5" drive will work with the Laser 128.  I'm
NOT 100% sure about this, but as long as you don't connect the drive to
the Laser while it's turned on, you should be okay.  This probably isn't
the definite answer that you were looking for, but it's the best I can
give.

>I am aware that there are subtle but profound incompatibilities
>among disk drives --- for example, the IIgs can take the "Apple 3.5"
>platinum external drive but cannot take the "intelligent" Unidisk 3.5 drive
>that was designed for the IIe and IIc.

This isn't true!  A UniDisk 3.5" drive WILL work with the //gs.  You
just have to put it at a certain location in the disk drive chain.  I
think it's after all 3.5" drives but before any 5.25" drives--or is it
first, THEN any 3.5" drives and 5.25" drives?  In any case, once you put
the UniDisk 3.5" drive in the proper place in the GS drive chain, you
just have to add the UniDisk 3.5" driver in the proper folder for GS/OS.

>My Unidisk 3.5 drive is the most
>expensive computer accessory I have ever obtained new ($159), so naturally I
>want to take care of it.  It works perfectly with the IIc.  In the event that
>no reader responds to my question, would there be any risk of harming the
>Unidisk 3.5 drive or the Laser 128 to just try them together to see whether
>they will work?

I think the same limitation for the GS exists for the Laser 128--that
you must put the drives in a particular order.  I'm sure SOMEONE else
must know about this.  Comments (please correct me if I'm mistaken :^)?

Dave
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