Re: 3.5 disk drive and controller for Apple IIe

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

John asked:

>Hi!  Could someone tell me what the correct drive and controller #'s are to
>hook up a 3.5" disk drive to a IIe?  I would like to hook up one drive for
>now and then another later on.  And, if anyone has one they would like to
>part with....<grin>.......let me know

There really isn't any "correct" slot--anything but slot 3 will work--but
there is a conventional slot for a 3.5" drive: slot 5.  The first drive you
attach to the controller will be drive 1 and the second (daisychained)
will be drive 2.

800KB drives show up _very_ regularly on eBay, and usually sell for
about $7.  Controllers are a little more unusual, with the "Liron"
controller going for $20-$40 and the 1.44MB 3.5" controller rarest,
going for $50-$90.

Good luck!

-michael

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