Re: UniDisk on //e

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <34C121F8.7418@ccsdana.net>,
Darrick Burch  <burchd@ccsdana.net> wrote:
>I am trying to use a unidisk 3.5" drive on an apple //e but when I 
>plugged it in the //e wouldn't start.  There doesn't seem to be any kind 
>of a mechanical problem with the drive, everything looks fine.

   According to someone missing most of a brain at Apple, things that
just won't work together should still be allowed to plug into the same
type of connector. [They've done that with video, SCSI, serial, and
more connectors, so it's not just a fluke here.] You just have to
learn (hopefully without destroying any of the hardware) what really
can be connected to where after the fact.

>I am relatively new to Apple II's.  I have a Disk ][ controller, do I 
>need a special kind of controller to run this drive?  

   Yep. The 'Liron' (as printed on the back) Apple 3.5" disk
controller, will work, as will the Apple 'Superdrive' controller (much
rarer). 

Nathan Mates
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