Re: Vulcan based SSD Apple II/gs

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

"Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote:
> "Steven Hirsch" <snhirsch@gmail.com> wrote in message
> 3omdnR5scsrKmHXQnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d@giganews.com">news:3omdnR5scsrKmHXQnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> On 06/02/2011 11:43 AM, Bart wrote:
>> 
>>> The Vulcan unlike the Focus or other more modern IDE cards is 8 bit.
>> 
>> And this is the precise reason why only certain hard disks work with the
>> Vulcan as well.  Apparently 8-bit transfer mode was part 
>> of the ATA spec, but not widely implemented - particularly in recent years.
> 
> Several of us, me included, have considered disassembling the Vulcan ROM
> (Gold), and have a go at rewriting it to accommodate the 16-bit ATA protocol.
> The only problem is, would there be enough interest in that to make it worth
> the effort. Let us hear from all who would benefit from this, being there are
> newer and better solutions to this issue.

I think that may be a hardware change. 

-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon