Re: Dual Unidisk 3.5?

[ralphp@gcstation.net (Ralph Wade Phillips)]

Hi, Chet!

In article <4u5m3b$9ca@news.wco.com>, transit@wco.com (Chet Gerhardt) wrote:

> I just got what appears to be a dual Unidisk, it is made by Liron, is
> white just like the IIc 3.5 Drives (also used on a IIe with Liron Card).
> It has Liron stamped inside, and is a double drive.

        LIRON?  That was one of the fab shops for Apple.  Matter of fact,
ALL UniDisk 3.5 drives I've seen had Liron boards in them.

> 
> It appears for all purposes to be 2 800K Liron drives in one case double
> high (I have never seen anything like it before).  Does anyone know
> anything about this critter?

        Bet it was a prototype.  When I worked at Shreve Systems, we saw
all KINDS of weird stuff come through ...

> 
> It is an apple logo product, but lacked normal labeling on the case.
> Inside it has a Liron board that id doubled, it features double eject
> motors.

        That makes sense.  The CPU board for a UniDisk 3.5 has the spots
for the extra connectors for a SECOND drive.

> 
> If anyone knows anything about it, please let me know.  Is it possible
> that Liron made something for other applications or as an off shore Apple
> product?
> 
> Thanks

        RwP

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