Re: Rescuing old 5.25" disks

["William Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

"Bryan Parkoff" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:Q2cZg.17343$6S3.12299@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net...
:
: > Well, I wasn't going to reveal this until we were
: > ready to release it, but we have an application by
: > which a CD or DVD ROM drive can be utilitized on
: > the IDE port of the CFFA. We are now working with
: > the Microdrive's Slave port to get it to function
: > there as well. No need for a separate card, Bryan,
: > just software to make them work on the cards that
: > already exist, and we have it. Once beta testing
: > begins, would you like to be on the list of testers?
:
: Yes, I will be interested to be a tester.  What about
: SATA if DVD/CD with EIDE ceases to exist?

Well, since the program and the card both work with drives
back into the late 80's up to ones sold now brand new, I'd
think there will be drives available for years to come. Do
you think SATA is possible on a 1 MHz computer? It's quite
zippy. It may even be too fast for the Apple IIgs.

: > There already exists a card which reads the bitstream
: > of a 5.25" disk, The Disk II. Write software for it to
: > do the job you want it to do. Stop talking and start
: > doing.  :o)
:
: Do you have website?  It is interesting.


I have nothing on the Disk II on my site, which has
a link below in my sig file. Since there is data on
that card everywhere, I think it would be redundant
to set up a page on my site, don't you?  :o)

William Garber
Email Address - willy46pa@garberstreet.com
Web address - http://www.garberstreet.com