Re: Single sided drives and Mirage mice...

[wbaguhn@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Will Baguhn)]

In article <4l7r19$bjo@atlantis.atlantis.actrix.gen.nz>,
David Empson <dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
>In article <4l09rm$oq5@nyx10.cs.du.edu>,
>Will Baguhn <wbaguhn@nyx10.cs.du.edu> wrote:
>> In article <DpyB06.A04@news.hawaii.edu>,
>> >	Looks like I'll probably be in the market for an external
>> >drive for my Mac+ (in addition to a HD) and I was wondering, will
>> >card of course...what card will I be looking for?  Can anyone tell
>> >me any useful info about the drive, the only identification appearing
>> >anywhere on it (aside from the Apple logo on the front) is "Model
>> >Number: M0130" on the label underneath.
>> >
>> yup.  you need a smartport card.
>
>The only way you can connect a Mac 400K drive to an Apple II is to use
>the "Universal Disk Controller" card that was sold by Central Point
>Software some time ago, but is not available any more.

<sigh> OK, i messed up.  you can't use a real APPLE card, you have to use the
fancy one that i managed to kill (got it second hand).  at least, i think it's s
dead.  i'll check it out, and if it works (even partially), i'll sell it
more than gladly.  of course, first i have to find it... (i think it's in my
//e, which is several miles from here).

curiosity... will the gs smart port run one?  for some reason, i can't
figure out why just "any" 3.5" disk controller won't run it... (oh yes..
firmware.).