Re: Unidisk Lobotomy?

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

Pim Blokland wrote:

> In article <38842525.829723F6@intergate.bc.ca>, Wayne Stewart
> <waynes@intergate.bc.ca> wrote:
>
> > Has any one else tried the �Unidisk Lobotomy� and have they had
> > success? I have half a dozen 3.5� unidisks that exactly match the
> > descriptions of the modifiable ones in the posting. The lobotomy
> > doesn�t work with any of them. Am I just having bad luck or is
> > the lobotomy bogus?
>
> What is "doesn't work"? Are the drives unusable after the lobotomy? Or
> do they suffer from the same symptoms as before (flashing lights, slow,
> etc)?

They don't work at all, at least on a IIgs.

>
> Did they work at all before you lobotomized them? Have you tested that?
> (Yes, they are supposed to work without lobotomizing them.)
> You are aware of the fact that lobotomizing causes them to fail on //e
> and //c computers, do you?

They worked fine before the lobotomy and they work after having the
lobotomy reversed

>
>
> Anyway, a much better alternative would have been to trade them in for
> Apple 3.5 Drives. The lobotomy is supposed to be reversible, but rumour
> has it that reversing isn't as easy as it seems.

The lobotomy I'm referring to is the one posted here a couple of weeks ago.
"A Reversible UniDisk 3.5 to Apple 3.5 Disk Drive Labotomy"