Re: Macintosh IIe Card

["Rodney Hester" <rod3@mindspring.com>]

"David Empson" <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote in message
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> TJM <malachi_31NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I left the Apple II world about a year or so back when I got a G3 tower
and
> > sold my tweaked out IIgs, but I just can't get rid of my old Apple II
> > software:) It is funny that I would rather be playing Bard's Tale on my
II
> > than Tombraider or the Simms.
> >
> > So, I've got a IIe card installed in my Color Classic II, and I've some
> > questions.
>
> > I only have a 5.25" drive right now, but I'm searching for a Unidisk.
>
> The card only supports UniDisk-style 5.25" drives.  You can't connect a
> 3.5" drive to it.  You also cannot use an old Disk ][, as the card is
> unable to supply one of the voltages which is required by the Disk ][.

Correction - as 3.5" drives go, you may only use the white Unidisk 3.5"
drive with it.

> There is no need to be able to connect a 3.5" drive to the card, since
> you can use the Mac's internal 3.5" drive with the IIe card.

If you want to use dual-drive DiskCopy operations, you'll want the second
drive, though I'll admit those would be rare.

Rodney