Re: Disk Images, IIe card, &c.

[gospodin@clubi.ie (Vincent Quinn)]

In article <718vpp$9l2$1@opal.southwind.net>,
Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net> wrote:

>It is said that only the grey 5.25s work, but I can't imagine what's different
>about them from the beige unidisk or even a disk II. You just plug it in and
>it works. The manual also says that a unidisk 3.5 will work. No other drive
>types will work.


This is what I've found with the //e card in a Mac LC:

Unidisk 5.25" (grey drive) - works
External Drive //c - works
Disk ][ with 19-pin adapter cable - doesn't work

Apple 3.5" - doesn't work
Unidisk 3.5" - works.

As far as the Disk ][ is concerned, it will spin up but all accesses fail.
I believe that the Mac LC series doesn't supply one of the voltages the
drive needs (-12V???).

I have a converted PC Strike analogue joystick plugged into the other side
of the cable (converted using the info in the FAQ) - it works perfectly
(and it also works perfectly on my //c and IIGS).

Vincent Quinn