Re: Hooking up an Apple IIgs to Apple 20HD?

[S <SteelPride@prodigy.net>]

Thanks for the information! That saved me a couple wasted dollars!...

Grent wrote:

> Mike wrote:
>
> > S wrote:
> > >
> > > A friend of mine has an Apple 20meg hard drive that hooked up through
> > > the Floppy disk port to older Macintoshes. Does anyone know if this hard
> > > drive would hook up to a Rom 3 Apple IIgs without the need for a SCSI
> > > adaptor through the built-in floppy port?
> > >
> > > Also, what system would I need to use if it would work?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help you can provide.
> >
> > I don't think it is possible, even with a SCSI card.  An HD-20SC can
> > w/ SCSI card although these old hard drives are an odd ball.
> >
> > Mike
> > (Proud owner of an Apple IIgs since 1988)
> > (remove MY to reply via e-mail)
>
> Hi,
>  Yes the older HD20 is not the same as a 20SC or a 40SC it is a different
> animal altogether. Thought it was the SCSI one. It is not.
>   Take Care
>            George