Re: Apple //c w/DuoDisk ?'s

[buggie@ben07.unm.edu (stephen e buggie)]

I'm shooting from the hip here --- but wouldn't it be interesting to
unplug the INTERNAL 5.25 drive from its IDE-20 connector, and to connect
an IDE-20 adapted Duodisk into that drive slot?   Would both drives of the
DuoDisk then become recognized?

I use a DuoDisk with my flagship Rom 3 IIgs, and it works perfectly.

My very first Apple II drive was a Duodisk, but it was flaky.  Still, when
you get a good one, it cannot be beat!   I even installed twin
BUGG-SWITCHES in it, so I don't need to notch the disks.   (BUGG-SWITCH
has 3 positions:  normal::always protect::always write).

Steve Buggie


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Tony Cianfaglione (ab616@chebucto.ns.ca) wrote:

: The Apple II assigns 2 drives per slot.  The 5.25" drives are in slot 6;
: the internal in the IIc is drive 1 and it's using the left drive of your
: duo disk for drive 2.  You would probably have to hack the firmware to
: make it recognize the second duo drive but if you were successful (I
: don't know if it's even possible), chances are the IIc would no longer
: work properly.

: Besides, you have a rare version 4; I've never seen one in my travels -
: lots of 255's, one 0, slews of 3's and one 5 (my IIc+).  You shouldn't try
: to destroy it.  ;-)

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: On Sun, 11 Oct 1998, Jason A. King wrote:

: >    I have a //c that responds to the PRINT PEEK (64447) with a 4. I have a
: > duo disk drive hooked up to the drive port on the back. The //c won't
: > recognize the second of the two drives. It will only recognize the
: > internal drive and the left most drive on the duo drive. Is there anything
: > I can do that will enable the //c to recognize the second duo drive? Any
: > advice you can give would be helpful. 
: > Thanks in advance.
: > 
: > Jason A. King
: > 
: >