Re: Questions about IWM

[Sean Fahey <a2fan@hotmail.com>]

Sean Fahey wrote:
> PZ wrote:
>
> > The IWM Disk II was never released because the original Disk II
> > controller was simply cheaper to produce at the time.  I believe that
> > the Apple Universal Controller likewise was never released, however
> > more might have gotten out than the IWM Disk II.
> >
> > - Paul
>
> Apple Universal Disk Controller??? The only UDC I've ever heard of has 
> been Central Point's (and also Laser's) UDC. I've got 3 revisions of 
> those cards.
>
> Are they rare? Sorta... oh, they sold well enough but they're crap - 
> easy to blow up, especially if you configured your drive chain wrong.

Oh, I see - one of the unreleased Apple prototypes. Had to go to Google 
to get the whole thread on this.