Subject: Re: IIe emulation card ?'s.
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Labelas Enoreth writes ...
> 
> In article <jalking-2607991746190001@s08-pm01-hland-t.telis.org>,
> jalking@telis.org (Jason A. King) wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >    I'm thinking of adding a IIe emulation card to my Performa 475. I was
> > wondering if I can use a Unidisk 800K drive, DuoDisk drive, or standard
> > 800k apple disk drive with the card?
 ....
> 
> Hi! I have that card, the only drives I've ever used with it were the
> Apple 3.5 drive (IIgs era) and the Platinum 5.25...I think it may support
> the UniDisk 5.25 but I don't think it supports the UniDisk 3.5.
 ....

     Lots of neat info!

     Was wondering about one statment:

> you can also use an external superdrive if you have it. The DuoDisk is not
> supported though. Oh, and neither is the original Disk II (if you used one
> of those converters to adapt it to the newer smartport type plug)...
 ....

     You seem to be saying that the Disk ][ is not compatible, even with an adaptor. With a properly wired adaptor, the Disk ][ is compatible with the IIgs smartport. There does not appear to be any way for any Apple II or compatible disk port to discriminate a Disk ][ (connected with an adaptor plug/cable) from a Platinum 5.25 drive.



Rubywand