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Re: Apple 5.25 PC Disk Drive and a IIgs



Rob ha scritto:
> 
> I've come across a 5.25 PC disk drive that was made by Apple.  I'm
> assuming this allowed a Mac to read PC formatted disks.  The connection
> appears to be SCSI.  Can this be connected to a Apple IIgs with a SCSI
> card? Will it work and/or what is needed to get it to work?  Thanks

Nope. If you open it you'll find a standard 5.25" 1.44 Mb PC drive. It's
not a SCSI bus but a standard PC floppy bus. You'll can connect the
Apple Mac 5.25 Floppy to your IIgs only if you have a SHH Blue Disk
interface.
Remember: you must make a custom adapter for the floppy connector.