Re: AE HD+ driver

["Kim Heui Jung" <spix2000@kornet.net>]

As I know AE HD+ for Macintosh Plus/SE/II without SWIM chip upgrade to using
SuperDrive.
It works with Apple IIgs with SuperDrive card.

Kim

"Wayne Stewart" <waynes@intergate.ca> wrote in message
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> Bart wrote:
>
> > In answer to what it is: The AE HD+ is a Applied Engineering 3.5 Floppy
that
> > was made briefly.  It is similar to their standard 3.5 clone only with 1
MAJOR
> > difference: It supports 800k AND 1600k  disks.  Yes, 1600k.  This is
> > accomplished via a special format they developed (its GCR not MFM) and
the
> > interaction of a GS/OS driver and a special EPROM they programmed for
the
> > logicboard of the drive.  My drive was recently aquired from Goodwill
with the
> > case slightly wraped out on 1 side, non working and with a wire hanging
loose
> > so, I took it apart.  I plugged back in the wire, blew out the crud with
> > canned air and found...  The reason it was warped  and messed up was
someone
> > had been in here before and...took the EPROM.  dang it!
> > I therefore seem to have a standard 800k AE drive with a cool looking
case
> > marked AEHD+  So it goes.....
>
> I have the AEHD 3.5 which does all that. Also works as a 1.4mb if hooked
up
> to a Superdrive controller. I took a look, no EPROM inside though.
> Question is, what's the difference between the AEHD and the HD+ ?
>
>     Wayne
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