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Re: AE HD+ driver
- Subject: Re: AE HD+ driver
- From: Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.ca>
- Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 22:11:48 -0800
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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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