Re: Rana Systems Elite III

[Greg Buchner <nobody@mn.rr.com>]

In article <3C203BD2.A6433F08@intergate.ca>,
 Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.ca> wrote:

> Greg Buchner wrote:
> 
> > I picked up one of these drives recently and was wondering if the
> > enhancement software for it ever went beyond the V2.0 that came with it
> > or if there was ever any ProDOS support for it.
> 
> I've never heard of any ProDOS support but it's been a while since I've
> used any Rana drives or controllers

The manual is copyright 1983 so it could have been close to the 
introduction of ProDOS, but haven't found anything online.

> > Also, does anyone know if it required just DSDD disks or did it need the
> > DSHD disks to do the double side 80 track format?
> 
> It says Double Density in chapter 2. Of course if you have a different
> version of the manual than I have it might be in a different chapter.

My manual isn't broken up into numbered chapters.  It just lists a bunch 
without numbers and if I count, #2 would be unpacking.  So far I just 
found a reference to high quality disks, but then I don't read manuals 
that well...I usually tend to just jump in and start using, but this is 
different enough from what I'm used to that I figured I needed more info.

> > I got the manual with it and it made for an interesting read...found out
> > that it'll read disks from a Disk ][ or compatible but won't write to
> > them.
> 
> Did you get the Rana controller with your drive?

Yep, got one.  Knew that would have been needed.  I guess I'm just going 
to have to dig out my IIe and hook it up and try it.

Greg
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