Re: Homemade Superdrive?

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

> > From a website I found:
> > "SWIM ('Steve Woz Integrated Machine') is the floppy controller used
> > in all Mac II (except for the original Macintosh II, which came with
> > the older IWM). As the name implies, it sends data and control signals
> > to the diskdrive. In contrast to IWM, SWIM supports the MFM-format,
> > making the SuperDrive (aka FDHD, with 1.44MB/ disk) usable (of course,
> > SWIM is still GCR-format capable, in order to read the older 400/ 800K
> > disks)"
> >
> >    Dan
>
> Not to mention that it will format ProDOS to 1.44 mb.
> That's the part I love.

Oh and may I add once more, why cobble with the same old
hammer and nails and leather, there are probably ICs now that
will do the whole job without a bunch of other chips on the card.

> Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
> http://garberstreet.netfirms.com



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