Re: Apple II SCSI cards

[Stephen Shaw <xstephenx@apple2.org.za>]

On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 18:50:47 GMT, Bart wrote:

>
>>I doubt that anyone would seriously suggest using a ProFile on an Apple
>>II, if there was _any_ alternative available.
>
> Oh I donno David.  I have a couple of ProFILE drives.  One I use on an
> Apple /// with the /// flavor of Profile card. Works great.  Slow, (...turn
> on drive, listen to sound like washing  machine "No Honey that was just one
> of my computers!"  go brew cup of coffee,  watch the evening
> news...humm...is it spun up yet?  oh it is...well then turn ON the Apple
> ///)  but great.  BUT if I could find it I would LOVE to get an Apple II
> ProFILE card (the /// card will not work in a ][) so then I could easily
> pass data to-from these drives/ systems.  Also I just would LOVE to add the
> ProFILE driver to my GS just to see this old workhorse on the desktop.
>
> ...but then, I am kinda weird ;-)
>
>>
>>The ProFile is pretty awful by comparison with later hard drives - it
>>requires a proprietary controller card, is only 5 or 10 MB, is slow as
>>molasses, and it cannot be reformatted unless you have an Apple /// with
>>the Apple /// ProFile controller card, plus special firmware (and
>>piggyback CPU) to installed in the ProFile drive, plus the software to
>>control it.
>
> Yeah...ain't it cool?  ;)
>
>>About its only unique feature is Apple's "Pascal ProFile Manager", which
>>allows the sharing of the drive between ProDOS and Pascal, with the
>>ability to create multiple logical Pascal volumes.
>
> Anyone know of a copy of this hanging around? or is this built into the
> firmware and I just don't know it?

Bart, let me know by email if you want a copy of the software. Yes I do have it
as well as the manual. I don't have a scanner so I'll have to ask The Chairman
(aka Greg Wildman) to scan that for you if you want it. Remove the x's from my
email address to contact me direct. Please state if you want the software .shk
or .dsk

>
>>Apple released two SCSI cards for the Apple II.
>>....
>>There were also several third party SCSI cards, the most popular of
>>which was the RamFast,
>
> Don't forget the CMS!    I am one of the few who actually think highly of
> the CMS offering here.  (1990 Rev C CMS that is.  the  A and B versions are
> not too useful)
>
> Also what ever happened to the Chynook and I know there were others back in
> the day? Vulcan/ Sider/ Focus and other such aside.  Does anyone know of a
> good source on info concerning the OTHER early SCSI hard drive cards?
>
> -Bart
> Keeper of the Network from Heck

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