Re: Hardware Idea -> IBM drives on Apple //e,GS

[behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens)]

herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung) writes:

>Previously a0m2504@zeus.tamu.edu (AKITOMO MORITA) wrote:
>A question to all you hardware gurus out there.  I've been toying with
>the idea of making a card for the Apple //e or GS to use IBM-style high
>density 5 1/4's and 3 1/5's by using one of the Floppy Drive Controller
>chips used in IBM PC's. I don't really have the time or expertise for

I know for sure that such a device is available. It's quite impressive,
DMAs to the card and then uses normal I/O from there to the GS, thus
cutting down on cost but still keeping things fast.

Availability in the US and pricing has not yet been decided.

Regards
Soenke
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