Re: Super Serial II?

[shack@southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <7o0a1a$k6a$1@info.cs.uofs.edu>,
Michael J. Kelly <mjk1@intelsrv2.cs.uofs.edu> wrote:

>> supports it any more. Keep in mind that some stuff has II in the name only
>> because it works in an Apple II. E.g. Disk II and Disk III for Apple IIIs.
>
>Actually, that's not true.  The disk drive for the Apple III was the
>"Apple /// Disk II."  The II in "Disk II" has nothing to do with the Apple.
>I recall reading in the Apple History files that the II stood for either
>a two-stage stepper motor or some other motor deal.

Someone needs to explain why mine has a metal label saying "disk /// DRIVE 2"
on it then. It's like the DRIVE 1 and DRIVE 2 labels that came with Disk II
drives.
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