Re: Central Point software Board ??

["Tom Zuchowski" <tzuchow@attglobal.net>]

"Bart" <who@where.what> wrote in message
news:CuV89.2486$BA1.839711@news.uswest.net...
> Tom so this is the Laser 128 Drive port on a card? or.. a Liron card with
> standard Smartport stuff on a card?  the reason I ask welltwo reasons:
> 1 if a Laser then iirc do NOT!!!!!!! hook a Unidisk to it.  that would do
a
> very bad thing.
>
> 2. Also, my eternal quest: Would THAT one work as a port for the HD20?
>
> -Bart
> Keeper of the Network from Heck


1) I am referring to a card that was known as the Universal Disk Controller
or UDC. The UDC worked great with GS-type generic 3.5 drives and with 5.25
drives. It will NOT work with Unidisks or with any sort of SCSI drive.

2) You need an actual Apple SCSI card or a RamFast to connect your HD20's. I
have exactly such a setup for my IIe (Apple SCSI and Mac HD20.)


> In article <3d63f9a1_4@news3.prserv.net>, tzuchow@attglobal.net says...
> >
> >Your board is possibly a floppy disk controller card. Central Point at
one
> >time marketed the "Laser" disk drive interface under their name. That
seems
> >like an awfully early date, though.
> >
> >The card I am speaking of was a fairly small board and had two
D-connectors
> >for later-style drives. It gave generic 3.5-inch drive capability to any
> >Apple II, even the lowly II+. Also, you could daisy-chain drives. It was
a
> >great card and I used one in both my II+ and IIe. I had one each a
"Laser"
> >board and a Central Point board that came bundled with Copy II+.