Re: Apple / Mac Question(s)

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

"Wayne Stewart" <waynes@telus.dotnet> wrote in message
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> Jonathan Herr 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...
> >
> > I would also like to use it on a Macintosh so if any of you guys know of
a
> > disk that I should need to run that hard drive on any other
Apple/Macintosh
> > computer.  Sorry if it was unappropriate to post this 'Mac' computer
> > question on this newsgroup, but I think that it is appropriate since it
does
> > relate to the Apple II.
>
> The HD20 drive won't work on any Apple II at all. Not even all Macs will
> use it. They have to have support built into the ROM to boot off it.
> Only the Macintosh 512Ke, Macintosh Plus, Macintosh SE, Macintosh
> Classic, Macintosh IIci and Macintosh Portable have that support in ROM.

> Some others can use the HD20 for storage but need the HD20 init in the
> OS in the boot device. If your Mac has SCSI you'd be much better off
> leaving the HD20 for preSCSI Macs as SCSI is so much faster.

So which ones can use the HD20 for storage but with tthe HD20 init disk?
And where can i get the disk?
>
> Wayne
>


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