Re: New info needed for A2 FAQ

[pubpc1@library.ucla.edu]

drsmooth@relex.com (Edhel Iaur, Esq.) wrote:
>On 3 Feb 1997 02:43:56 GMT, pubpc1@library.ucla.edu wrote:
>
>>The MicroDrive by SHH Systeme is the other IDE controller.  It
>>was not mentioned in the FAQ.  The card sells for around $70 and
>>can work as a hard disk on a card OR a controller for two IDE
>>drives.  This is probably the least expensive hard drive
>>controller available new, especially for overseas II/IIgs users.
>
>Hmm...If it's an IDE controller, can ya hook up IDE floppy and/or CD
>drives to it?

Nope.  The reason is that there are no drivers for doing this.
Currently, only IDE hard disks are supported.  Check out the
description the the SHH folder on ground, or visit SHH's web site.
You could probably hook up an IDE internal Zip Drive to it
(but it would choke if you eject the disk).

You can use floppies with their BlueDisk controller card.  My
understanding is that PC floppy drives are MFM, not IDE (but I
could be wrong).

SHH is working on drivers for tape streamers, however, so you
may one day be able to hook up tape drives to one of their cards.

-Scott G.

P.S. to Nate - the BlueDisk is hardly "rare" since you can get one
     from SHH today.  You might want to ammend the "reading IBM
     disks requires rare hardware" statements in the FAQ. :)