Re: 3.5 drive on II+

[Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net>]

In article <lUMQa.2306$r8.884@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>,
 "Michael Pender" <mpender@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Bill Garber <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
> 4kqdnU9_AeOVF46iXTWJhQ@comcast.com">news:4kqdnU9_AeOVF46iXTWJhQ@comcast.com...
> > "Mark Percival" <markREMOVE@syndicomm.com> wrote in message
> > d0t6hvg0tf37450rcl88u9gd6qvpsq3ke7@4ax.com">news:d0t6hvg0tf37450rcl88u9gd6qvpsq3ke7@4ax.com...
> > > On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 03:42:42 -0400, "Bill Garber"
> > > <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> A "Apple 3.5 floppy disk controller card" (aka Liron card) will work.
> >>
> >> A Superdrive card *might* work.  I seem to recall someone saying it
> >> did on a II plus.
> >
> > I tried both, and both crash into the monitor on attempt at access.
> 
> As a troubleshooting step, it would be helpful to know if the card/drive
> setup works on the enhanced IIe, but not an unenhanced IIe.  The drive card
> firmware may include 65c02 instructions that are not being recognized by the
> 6502 in the Apple II+.
> 
> - Mike
> 
> 

If that's the case, I can't see any harm (other than to 
"original"/"collectable" status) in just dropping a 'c02 into it. Then 
again, it's possible (not likely, just possible) that the cards might 
want to play with mousetext chars or something silly like that...

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