Re: How does an AE TransDrive look like?

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@telus.spamless.net>]

Yves McDonald wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The Apple 2 I've got recently has a AE 'platinum'-colored 3.5 drive unit 
> and has a case styled like the rest of the system.  I know AE made a 
> drive which could read Apple and IBM formatted floppies.  That unit 
> named TransDrive was designed to connect to the PC Transporter card. 
> With that drive, users could run PC softwares or get data from an IBM 
> 720K floppy.    The sticker underneath the unit just says "3.5 drive" so 
> my guess is that my 3.5 drive reads Apple format only but how can I be 
> sure of that?

Ok, the TrannsDrives that I've seen have all been sheet metal boxes that
can hold up to two drives. I've seen them configured with one or two 
5.25" drives and with one 5.25" plus one 3.5" drive.

AE also made IIgs compatible floppy drives in both 5.25" and 3.5".
They made a drive that was a direct replacement for the IIgs 800k drive.
They also made a couple of high density 3.5" drives. Both could be used 
as 800k drives and with a SuperDrive controller as 1.44mb drives. With a 
special driver one could be used as a 1.6mb drive.

That label underneath may have a FCC ID# and there may be a number on it 
written with a felt pen. If so they could help making a positive ID of 
your drive.

	Wayne