Re: How does an AE TransDrive look like?

[bill malcolm <wm65805@alltel.net>]

My understanding ( from using ) that this box can use any PC type floppies (
720k 3.5" , 5 1/4 "  360k and 720k) .

bill



Wayne Stewart wrote:

> Yves McDonald wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > The Apple 2 I've got recently has a AE 'platinum'-colored 3.5 drive unit
> > and has a case styled like the rest of the system.  I know AE made a
> > drive which could read Apple and IBM formatted floppies.  That unit
> > named TransDrive was designed to connect to the PC Transporter card.
> > With that drive, users could run PC softwares or get data from an IBM
> > 720K floppy.    The sticker underneath the unit just says "3.5 drive" so
> > my guess is that my 3.5 drive reads Apple format only but how can I be
> > sure of that?
>
> Ok, the TrannsDrives that I've seen have all been sheet metal boxes that
> can hold up to two drives. I've seen them configured with one or two
> 5.25" drives and with one 5.25" plus one 3.5" drive.
>
> AE also made IIgs compatible floppy drives in both 5.25" and 3.5".
> They made a drive that was a direct replacement for the IIgs 800k drive.
> They also made a couple of high density 3.5" drives. Both could be used
> as 800k drives and with a SuperDrive controller as 1.44mb drives. With a
> special driver one could be used as a 1.6mb drive.
>
> That label underneath may have a FCC ID# and there may be a number on it
> written with a felt pen. If so they could help making a positive ID of
> your drive.
>
>         Wayne