Re: liron card an't this a bit high in price?

[Mitchell Spector <mitch2gs@hotmail.com>]

"mr. brad" <mrbradremove@ll.net> wrote:

>"David Wilson" <mcs6502@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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>> mr. brad wrote:
>>> it simply will allow you to run..i assume an apple 3.5" drive on a ii or 
>>> ii+
>>> or iie? maybe even the old version 3.5"...unidisk was it?
>>
>> The Liron card will NOT run an Apple 3.5. It will run the UniDisk 3.5
>> or any other SmartPort Bus device (eg SmartPort hard drive).
>
>so it is valuable simply because i can run the unidisk?...
>huh?...ok....seems odd to me ...but what do i know

    The card essentially duplications the Apple IIc Smartport (minus 
5.25 drive support) for connecting "intelligent" devices in a slotted
Apple II. 

    Considering how uncommon the UniDisk 3.5 and Smartport 
hardisks are, not to mention _slow_ in performance, I'd hardly call 
it "valuable" from a functional stand point. Far more useful would
be a  Universal Disk Controller, Apple II 3.5 Disk Controller Card
or BlueDisk card. The Liron card itself isn't exactly rare either.

>and what is an example of a smartport hd ..?

    Chinook CT, ProApp, C-Drive. I know in the case of the Chinook
(which Sequential Systems bought up) it contains a standard SCSI
hardisk which connects to a daughterboard, to communicate with
the Smartport by translating the signal I/O. These are all pretty rare.

Mitchell Spector