Re: 3.5" drives on the IIc

[ggonter@together.net (Geof Gonter)]

In article <4ppv2u$l8u@lynx.unm.edu>, buggie@enzu.unm.edu (stephen e
buggie) wrote:

>I have an 8 MHz ZIP CHIP in my Flagship IIC.  Will this extra speed allow 
>the IIC to operate a platinum 3.5" drive, or are there other 
>complications prevent it?

>Would the IIC, ZIP chip, or platinum 3.5" drive be damaged by trying????


>Steve B

Go with a 3.5" UniDrive. It has its own processor which will allow it to
work with the IIc, the 3.5 that works with the Mac, GS, or IIc+ will not
work with a IIc. I have been runnig a IIc, ZipChip, and 2 3.5" Unis since
1989. They still do the job just fine. Want speed? Run your ZipCipped IIc
with your applications on a RAM Disk. It'll easily blow away the any of
the II line, except a Zipped or TransWarp equpped IIgs (got one of those
too!)

>>: A 1 MHz Apple II cannot cope with data transferred faster than 4
>>: microseconds per bit, so you cannot use an Apple 3.5 Drive (or
>>: equivalent) on a IIe or IIc, unless you have a controller which runs
>>: at a higher clock speed (e.g. the SuperDrive card for the IIe/IIgs).

Wrong on the IIc!

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