Re: Card ID Help: Generic SCSI?

[Lockar <lockar@nosppam.com>]

   Hey no problem.  I just saw the card and was wondering how it
worked.  I was thinking that DOS 3.3 (to be honest I never thought
ProDOS might be able to use the card.  :/ ) would have to be patched to
access the four drives or if it saw them as one drive.

     Thanks

    -Lockar


In article <2005120419513616807%badavis@rogerscom>, Brian A. Davis
<badavis@rogers.com> wrote:

> On 2005-12-04 16:47:07 -0400, Lockar <lockar@nosppam.com> said:
> 
> > 
> >     Off topic but I have a question.  I was going though your card
> > collection and came across this.  Does this card allow you to have 4
> > floppy drives on one slot?  How does this card work?
> > 
> >      http://apple2.cometdust.ca/a2_cards/a2_cards-Pages/Image28.html
> > 
> > 
> >      -Lockar
> 
> It's been a few years since I had this card installed in a computer, 
> but I believe the drives were addressed as drive 1 and 2 of slot x and 
> drive 1 and 2 of slot y.  This is different from the Rana style 
> controllers which addressed the drives as slot x D1, D2, D3, and D4. 
> Rana required a modified DOS.
> 
> Using the drive controller pictured, I do not know if you could 
> actually use the card to free an extra slot in your Apple II. (ie. 
> Instead of drives in slot 5 and 6, put the card in slot 6 and free slot 
> 5 for another card.)
> 
> Sorry not to be of more help.
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
>