Re: DuoDisk & IIGS

["Robert Thomas" <RThomas@WWLNK.net>]

Nope, tried that. It still hangs. Could there be something wrong with the
cable? It' looked kind of...I don't know...wrong.

<noone@nowhere.net> wrote in message 3BB5C507.81AE1BC6@nowhere.net">news:3BB5C507.81AE1BC6@nowhere.net...
> No. According to the manual for the 'super drive' Apple II 3.5 Disk
> Controller Card Owner's Guide, page 2:
>
> "The disk controller card works with these floppy drives:
> * Apple Super Drive
> * Apple 3.5 Drive
> * Apple II UniDisk 3.5"
>
> No 5.25" support is mentioned.
>
> Again I must mention that hooking the Duodisk to the disk controller
> built into the IIgs will work just fine.  I have never modified my
> Duodisk.  Before I got a Unidisk, I used to swap it back and forth
> between my IIe and my IIgs.  Just make sure to daisy chain it after the
> 3.5s, where 5.25" drives belong/ need to be to work on the IIgs.
>
> So on your IIgs, place the DuoDisk, or any other 5.25 drives, on the
> drive port of the IIgs and make sure the control panel for slot6 says
> 'Disk Port' and you may use the Duodisk on your IIgs without an
> additional card.
>
> If you want to use a card, get a 5.25" drive card with the 19 pin
> connector instead of the older one for DISK II drives.  They tend to be
> very common, if you need one, post a message saying so.  Likewise if you
> don't need the super controller, send it to me, I'll be very happy to
> trade a fully tested and working duodisk (with or without mods), cable,
> and controller card for it.
>
> Thankx,
> Ed
>
> Robert Thomas wrote:
> >
> > But will a SuperDrive card work?  (With a duodisk)