Re: ProFile question: Anyone remember theirs NEW?

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <33DB2FCC.22DA@quality.net>,
James Noyes  <jnoyes@quality.net> wrote:
>How do I tell how large the media is?  The model # is A9M0005, so it's LIKELY
>a 5Meg, but if the mechanism was replaced, could a 10Meg or even larger have
>been fitted?

   The best bet is to look at the actual drive mechanism and see what
it says; as you note, you can change the mech without changing the model #
label on the case. I've never heard of people going to anything other
than the 5 or 10MB models without replacing the drive with something
less ancient like SCSI.

>And where do I get an interafce for it?  I thought I had one, but I was
>mistaken.  Apple /// Profile interface for sale, anyone?  I would need the
>cable as well.

   The interface for the Profile one of the really rare bidirectional
parallel cards built for the II or /// family; apparently, you may
need a chip or two swapped from the II version of this parallel
card. Check out comp.sys.apple2.marketplace and see if someone's got
one for sale. You may have much better luck acquiring a SCSI drive &
card.

Nathan Mates
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