jcav@quads.uchicago.edu (john cavallino) (05/15/91)
A friend has purchased a Mac LC with the IIe emulator card. He has an old external 5.25" disk drive originally intended for the Apple IIc (the drive case is refrigerator-white). He wants to connect this drive to the emulator card. Is this possible? What kind of cable does he need? (pinouts would be extremely helpful). Thanks in advance. -- John Cavallino | EMail: jcav@midway.uchicago.edu University of Chicago Hospitals | USMail: 5841 S. Maryland Ave, Box 145 Office of Facilities Management | Chicago, IL 60637 B0 f++ w c+ g+ k s(+) e+ h- pv (qv) | Telephone: 312-702-6900
snelson@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (Steven Nelson) (05/15/91)
From article <1991May14.192542.9935@midway.uchicago.edu>, by jcav@quads.uchicago.edu (john cavallino): > A friend has purchased a Mac LC with the IIe emulator card. He has an > old external 5.25" disk drive originally intended for the Apple IIc (the > drive case is refrigerator-white). He wants to connect this drive to the > emulator card. Is this possible? What kind of cable does he need? > (pinouts would be extremely helpful). Thanks in advance. > > -- > John Cavallino | EMail: jcav@midway.uchicago.edu > University of Chicago Hospitals | USMail: 5841 S. Maryland Ave, Box 145 > Office of Facilities Management | Chicago, IL 60637 > B0 f++ w c+ g+ k s(+) e+ h- pv (qv) | Telephone: 312-702-6900 From the documentation I have, the 'official' drives supported are: "DRIVES SUPPORTED - 2 Apple 5.25 Drives (Platinum 5.25 Drvie is the only 5.25-inch drive supported) - 1 UniDisk 3.5 Drive (White 3.5-inch external) - Internal SuperDrive " However, the document goes on to tell how: "To connect a Disk II to the Apple IIe Card for Macintosh LC, Use a UniDisk cable, service part number 590-0327. " followed by instructions on how to replace the old ribbon cable with the new cable. So you may be able to use your white drive, but Apple 'officially' says no. Paraphrased I think it implies you'll void your warranty, and may destroy your equipment. I'm too chicken to try, yet :-) Have a nice day. Aren't you also impressed that the LC/II emulator will emulate Super Serial cards up to 1200 baud! Wow, and I was worrying about getting a 2400 or 9600 baud modem for it. Ha, ha, ha, ha. --steve