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Re: DuoDisk drive and card



Matthew S. Carpenter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm about to set on cleaning and setting up an Apple //e that I've been
> gathering parts for tonight. I was going to use an Apple 5.25 drive card
> and a set of apple 5.25 drives(the kind that would work on the IIgs
> smartport) but I just found a duodisk drive for $1 with cable today and
> I was wondering, do I need a special card for it or will it work with
> the same card as the single 5.25 drives?
> 
> I'm also guessing that given how dirty it is externally(or was.. I just
> cleaned it up) that I will have to clean it up.. I have a cleaning
> diskette here somewhere but I really have no idea as to where that
> somewhere is(small room but it's apsolutly as loaded as it can get) so
> I'm just wondering, if I'm very carefull would it be ok to clean with a
> q-tip and alcohol or should I apsolutely just scour this place for my
> cleaning diskette and not take a chance on this?
> 
> -Matthew S. Carpenter
> <http://www.thecowsaysmoo.org/superpsycho>
> 
A duo disk will work fine with a Disk ][ controller card as long as it
has the correct db 19 port not the ribbon cable.

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