Re: Apple 3.5 Superdrive Disk Controller

[Drew <GoggleDrew@gmail.com>]

On Aug 26, 9:33 pm, "Christopher G. Mason" <c...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> > I remember when Shreve Systems was selling them off NIB for about $20.
> > Then a year or so later, they were being re-sold for about $30, and
> > now, a few years later, they've become "gold".
>
> > They still are quite useful, but you are correct that the combination
> > of CFFA and CiderPress has certainly made them unnecessary.
>
> I was lucky enough to get one from Shreve Systems for a whopping $50.
> They apparently got overstock from Apple or something but never really
> advertised that they had them. I thought it was a bargain at the time
> for a NIB "rare" card. The few that popped up on ebay back then were
> going for a mere $100. I found it useful at the time, it saved me from
> having to setup my Localtalk network or using a Mac as a "slave" to
> transfer stuff to 800k disks. I guess I won't get into how I snagged a
> TWGS with 32k cache for $25 or a VOC for $40...;)

$25!!!  lol I won't mention i picked up 2 x ZIP GSX cards for about
$40 (about 6 years ago mind) ;-)...ok so not not as a good as  TWGS ;-)