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Re: SuperDrive compatibility
- Subject: Re: SuperDrive compatibility
- From: mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)
- Date: 07 Jul 2003 17:02:34 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
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Peter Watson wrote:
>"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
>20030707022403.23433.00000238@mb-m23.aol.com">news:20030707022403.23433.00000238@mb-m23.aol.com...
>> Apparently nibble editors are one such class--the Copy II Plus
>> 3.5" bit copy won't work with Superdrives.
>
>Won't work with SuperDrives, or won't work with the SuperDrive controller?
>
>My (possibly flawed) understanding was that a SuperDrive plugged into a IIgs
>port was physically indistinguishable from an 800K drive.
You are, of course, correct!
It's the controller that prevents direct access to the drive signals.
-michael
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