Re: Darn!!

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

Probably. I tried installing an auto-inject drive in a 7600 once but while
the
drive fit in my Mac nicely, it didn't line up with the covers opening.
Since I
didn't feel like modifying the case in a new computer I gave up on the
upgrade. Now since with System 9, I can't hardly use ProDOS floppies at
all so little reason to do it..


Jon Bettencourt wrote:

> > Where the problem comes in is with the cheaper floppy drives used
> > in PowerMacs.  People complained for a long time about the expensive
> > floppy drives that Apple used (genuine Sony, inventors of the 3.5 in
> > drive) so they switched to a cheaper variant (often Sony's but I've
> > seen a couple of other brands out there on occasion) which didn't
> > read/write the 800K format very well and then people complained
> > about that.  Apple usually seems to end up stuck in no win situations.
>
> So, if I got a more expensive floppy drive, it would work, right?