Re: Macintosh IIe Card

[apple2pd@garp3.icaen.uiowa.edu (ground.ecn AppleII Librarian)]

In article <1exwdd8.1s8qbd162uywwN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>,
David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
>TJM <malachi_31NOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> 
>> 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 ][.
>
>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.
>

Minor correction to Dave's expert advice.  The IIe card does support the
"Unidisk 3.5" drive as well as the Unidisk 5.25 drives.  The regular Apple
800K drives are not usable on the IIe card.  As Dave points out, the
Unidisk3.5 is not really needed as you can use the Mac floppy drive for
3.5 disks.

Enjoy!

  --Steve

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 --Steve  (apple2pd@ground.ecn.uiowa.edu)