Re: Apple IIc Plus woes

[Big <Big@Big.big>]

Cool thanks.  I'm on the lookout for dead Mac SEs and the like...
It appears you're right - the IWM chip in the IIc+ should be able to recognize
the Apple 800 K drive.  But will the 800 K drive recognize disks, read from and
write to disks created on the original IIc+ UniDisk drive?
Henry
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Bryan Villados wrote:

> The IIc+ uses the same model of disk drive as the Macintosh models (Plus to
> the II). Technically, it can use the high-density model but it'll still be
> used as only an 800k drive.
>
> --- Bryan
>
> "Big" <fre@teds.pr> wrote in message BA0E511E.A7CA%fre@teds.pr">news:BA0E511E.A7CA%fre@teds.pr...
> > Well, the internal 3.5" floppy drive in my IIc+ has bitten the dust and
> will
> > not recognize any diskette I put in it.   Nor will it initialise a blank.
> >
> > Question:  is the 3.5" drive in the IIc+ compatible with any other drive
> > mechanism in another computer?  Maybe an old MAC SE or other old Apple
> that
> > I can cannibalize to transplant the drive into the IIc+?
> >
> > Any advice is appreciated.
> > Thanks
> > Henry
> > henbbryp@cba.inbbter.nebt
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> >