Re: Strange Disk II drive

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

D Finnigan wrote:
> Anyone know about this:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Computer-strange-dual-5-floppy-disk-dr-AII-80s-/160577888994?
>
> Here is a strange dual 5 ¼ “ floppy disk drive in very good condition. 
> I have no clue whether it would work or not or what it is exactly so it is
> being sold as is.  There is a 5 1/4 “ floppy disk in each drive that has
> DOS 3.3 written on them and they look to be in good shape.
> There is no distinctive marking on the PC bds or drives that identifies them
> but the motors have “DC Copal Motor LC 1778, Tokyo, Japan� on them and
> the steel case has a warning to connect this cable only to an Apple III on a
> sticker on the back but the connector is a 20 pin and I don’t think an
> Apple III has that type of connection.  It was probably made to connect to a
> Disk II controller for an Apple II.

I'd take the warning to heart--it's a dual external drive for an
Apple ///.

The only thing Apple ///-specific about it is its assumption about
the multiple drive select pins in the cable.  Wiring up a "funny"
cable to bring in the drive 2 select into a cable otherwise connected
to the "Drive 1" connector of a Disk ][ Controller will make it fully
functional on an Apple II.

-michael

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