Re: Apple / Mac Question(s)

["Jonathan Herr" <dracosilver@wi.rr.com>]

"David Chiu" <none@nowhere.org> wrote in message
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Don Bruder" <dakidd@sonic.net>
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 2:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Apple / Mac Question(s)
>
>
> : In article <XSEGc.53$6t1.25@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
> :  "Jonathan Herr" <dracosilver@wi.rr.com> wrote:
> :
> : > I have an 'Macintosh Hard Drive 20' and I am wondering if there is a
way
> to
> : > get it to run on an Apple IIGS, since it has the floppy port like on
the
> : > floppy drives...
>
> : Not by itself. You'll need a SCSI card for it. And I'd *VERY* strongly
> : advise not attempting it - SCSI and "Unidisk" are *VERY* different,
> : electrically speaking. Plugging one into the other is a real good way to
> : fry both pieces of gear.
>
> Mr. Bruder, I think Mr. Herr is referring to the old Mac 20MB that plugs
into
> the floppy port of Mac 512's.

Correct

> Regardless, the old Mac 20MB won't work with *ANY* Apple II. This topic
has
> came up repeatly over the years (is the explaination as to why it won't
work
> in the latest FAQ?)
>
> Please google for it, I am fairly certain it has been explained several
times
> before.
>

Any way to 'network' the two so i could use it? or is that even not
possible?
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