Re: Profile HD- What is necessary to make it work w/ the II's

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net> wrote:

>Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:
>
>:>: I have a Profile HD that I picked up. What software & hardware is
necessary
>:>: to get it functioning on a IIe or IIgs?
>:>
>:>You need the pretty scarce Apple II Profile card. But I would not bother 
>:>trying to find one. If you did find it, you end up with a slow-as-molasses
>:>five or ten MB monstrosity for your trouble. You're much better off getting
>:>a SCSI card and external hard disk to go with it.
>
>: I would not throw out the Profile though.  There is space inside this
>: perfectly good case and power supply for TWO SCSI mechs.
>
>I wouldn't gut it either. These aren't getting any more plentiful. I have four
>in my attic, two of which work. I haven't given up on the other two yet. I
>have a III and a III plus with Profile cards with which to use the working 
>drives.

The Profile is pretty much useless without modification.  However,
after you convert it to SCSI, it is still a Profile, IMHO.  It still looks
great.  And you can still use it on an Apple III or III plus.  The
BOS OS has Apple HS SCSI drivers, so you can use such a card
with an SCSI converted Profile.

I wouldn't call it "gutting" a Profile.  More like a transplant.  ;-)