peterd@pro-graphics.cts.com (Peter Dachnowicz) (08/06/89)
Years ago I purchased a RANA ELITE /// drive that had the capability of quad
density for my ][. I was wondering if there are any drivers out there that
would allow it to support prodos or for that matter Gs/Os. The drive would
sure come in handy for backing up a hard-disk.
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201/469-0049 3/12/2400 bps 24 Hrs.rich@pro-exchange.cts.com (Rich Sims) (08/16/89)
Comment to message from: peterd@pro-graphics.cts.com (Peter Dachnowicz) > Years ago I purchased a RANA ELITE /// drive that had the capability of quad > density for my ][. I was wondering if there are any drivers out there that > would allow it to support prodos or for that matter Gs/Os. The drive needed a new PROM (set of PROM's??) in order to support ProDOS. It took RANA quite a while to make them available, but they finally did, and at a pretty reasonable cost. How you'd get a set now, I have no idea. I ordered the upgrade for a customer when they were announced, and he did tell me that they worked "as advertised". UUCP: crash!pro-exchange!rich ARPA: crash!pro-exchange!rich@nosc.mil INET: rich@pro-exchange.cts.com
asd@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Kareth) (08/22/89)
In article <8908191421.AA13488@trout.nosc.mil> rich@pro-exchange.cts.com (Rich Sims) writes: >Comment to message from: peterd@pro-graphics.cts.com (Peter Dachnowicz) >> Years ago I purchased a RANA ELITE /// drive that had the capability of quad >> density for my ][. I was wondering if there are any drivers out there that >> would allow it to support prodos or for that matter Gs/Os. >The drive needed a new PROM (set of PROM's??) in order to support ProDOS. It I have one (on our old II+). We got it right before they took a deep dive into bankruptcy. We got ours with the 4 disk controller card (a nifty little card althought getting 4 disks hooked to it I would think would be a major pain, cable snafu city). This card was necessary (so I read) to use ProDOS. >took RANA quite a while to make them available, but they finally did, and at a >pretty reasonable cost. How you'd get a set now, I have no idea. I ordered >the upgrade for a customer when they were announced, and he did tell me that >they worked "as advertised". The only problem I ever had with the card was that it couldn't boot certain copy protected stuff, and I didn't feel like having two cards to control both drives (it's messy enough as it is with other boards). I did read in A+ (rip) several years ago, a letter from a guy who said he had written a driver to get ProDOS to work on these drives. If anybody happens to have their collection of A+ lying around, you can look in the Letters section. I'd do it, but all my A+'s are back home while I visit college. -kareth.
throoph@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Henry Throop) (08/22/89)
In article <2933@mace.cc.purdue.edu> asd@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Kareth) writes: 'In article <8908191421.AA13488@trout.nosc.mil> rich@pro-exchange.cts.com (Rich Sims) writes: ''Comment to message from: peterd@pro-graphics.cts.com (Peter Dachnowicz) ' ''' Years ago I purchased a RANA ELITE /// drive that had the capability of quad ''' density for my ][. I was wondering if there are any drivers out there that ''' would allow it to support prodos or for that matter Gs/Os. ' '''The drive needed a new PROM (set of PROM's??) in order to support ProDOS. It ' 'I have one (on our old II+). We got it right before they took a deep dive 'into bankruptcy. We got ours with the 4 disk controller card (a nifty little 'card althought getting 4 disks hooked to it I would think would be a major 'pain, cable snafu city). This card was necessary (so I read) to use ProDOS. ' ''took RANA quite a while to make them available, but they finally did, and at a ''pretty reasonable cost. How you'd get a set now, I have no idea. I ordered ''the upgrade for a customer when they were announced, and he did tell me that ''they worked "as advertised". ' '-kareth. I don't know if it's still available, but you might try Law Industries (3387 West Corning; St. Newbury Park, CA 91320; (805) 498-8268) at one point had a ProDOS upgrade kit for the Rana for $49.95 Henry