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Re: Which Apple disk drive have I bought?
- Subject: Re: Which Apple disk drive have I bought?
- From: Paul Schultz <pschultz@med.wayne.edu>
- Date: 1997/05/17
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Wayne State University
- References: <01bc62fb$e508be00$25880fcf@chesster.pcl.net>
On 17 May 1997, Jason Whorton wrote:
> Hello. I bought an Apple disk drive in hopes that it might work with an
> Apple II. On the bottom, it reads, Apple PC 5.25 Drive. It is platinum, I
> guess, in color. What is it?
>
This sounds like the 5.25" PC disk drive which came with a special
interface card. It was designed to be connected to a Mac and allow
the Mac to read IBM PC style 5.25" disks.
Sadly, it cannot be used with an Apple II.
Paul.
pschultz@med.wayne.edu
Paul Schultz