Re: //c & 3.5: can't they get along?

[ab616@chebucto.ns.ca (Tony Cianfaglione)]

My UniDisk has an Apple logo on it so don't go by that.  The UniDisks are 
white and the 3.5" drives are platinum like the GS.

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hurry@imap2.asu.edu wrote:
: You probably do not have a Unidisk.  The difference between the Apple 3.5 
: drive and the Unidisk is that the Unidisk has an onboard processor that 
: stores and processes what is being read as the Apple IIc is too slow to 
: handle a 3.5-inch drive without help.  The Apple drive does not have the 
: built-in processor because it was designed for the Apple IIgs which is 
: fast enough to handle 3.5-inch drives on its own.  My understanding is 
: that the two drives look identical except one says Unidisk and the other 
: has an Apple logo.

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: Adam Myrow