Re: IDE interface

["Terry & Utahna" <tolsen64@hotmail.com>]

I must be out of the loop...sneaker net????


"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Herbert Fung wrote:
>
> >"Terry & Utahna" <tolsen64@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:<mYwl9.245012$Jo.99240@rwcrnsc53>...
> >> Are the SuperDisk's available anymore?  I have one, but I think the Zip
> >> Drive beat it out of existance...
> >
> >I can still find the media at Staples. I agree, as a mass storage
> >device, the Zip is a better option, however the LS-120 drive also
> >reads 1.44MB disks, something that is pretty hard to come by on an
> >Apple II
>
> I agree that the LS-120 is an interesting possibility (with driver work)
> to read/write 1.44MB floppies, but there is a proven way to do so.
>
> SuperDrive (FDHD) drives are plentiful from old Macs, and there
> seems to be a fairly steady supply of SuperDrive adapter cards
> (most recently for around $30).  So I'd recommend to anyone that
> they acquire a drive and controller.
>
> You not only get 1.44MB ProDOS capacity, but you get access
> to the seemingly endless supply of almost-free DSHD floppies.
>
> If you have a IIgs, then MUG provides read/write capability for
> PC floppies, so sneaker net gets even easier.
>
> -michael
>
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