Re: 3.5 for 2c - Anyone selling?

[drdowns@bach.udel.edu (David R. Downs)]

In article <1993Jul6.091743.23090@actrix.gen.nz> dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) writes:
>In article <9307060324.AA18649@apple.com> 113139@ROO.FIT.EDU writes:
>> will the unidisk that is supposed to work on the 2c work on the mac also?
>> if so, does the unidisk only come in 800K.
>
>No.  The UniDisk 3.5 does not work on a Macintosh.

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>The "UniDisk 3.5" is white.  It supports 800k disks and possibly 400k
>(I think there is a bug in the drive which prevents them working in
>some cases).  The drive actually has its own microprocessor and
>communicates with the computer using the SmartPort protocol.  This
>drive is slower than the other 3.5" drives.
>
>The UniDisk 3.5 can be conneted to a IIc (all models apart from the
>original), IIc+, IIgs (drive port or controller card) or IIe (with a
>controller card).
>
>
>The "Apple 3.5 Drive" is platinum.  It supports 400k and 800k disks.
>The drive has no microprocessor - it relies on the computer to process
>the raw data from the disk.


  My question is, can you take the microprocessor board from a UniDisk 3.5 and
put in an Apple 3.5 Drive and use it as a UniDisk?  I have a //c and have all
but given up on it, but I have been looking for a UniDisk 3.5 so it would at
least be somewhat usable.  Does anyone have one for a good price or, if the
above works, would someone who has converted their UniDisk want to get rid of
the logic they removed?

David

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


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