jdeitch@umiami.ir.miami.edu (Jonathan Deitch) (03/30/91)
Anyone know how to make a Unidisk 3.5" drive on an Apple //c eject the disk from software ? I'd be interested mainly in doing this from machine language, so if anyone can send me source code (it shouldn't be long) I'd be a happy camper. thanks, - Jonathan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Internet : jdeitch@umiami.miami.edu | "Good musicians execute ------------------------------------------------- | their music but bad ones "I'm a Time Lord. I walk in eternity !" - Dr Who | murder it !!! "
edwatkeys@pro-sol.cts.com (Ed Watkeys) (03/31/91)
In-Reply-To: message from jdeitch@umiami.ir.miami.edu This was covered in a recent A+/inCider magazine. Check out the ones from 1991 (I forget which it could be...) Edwin Howell Watkeys III Internet: edwatkeys@pro-sol.cts.com ProLine: edwatkeys@pro-sol UUCP: crash!pro-sol!edwatkeys ARPA: crash!pro-sol!edwatkeys@nosc.mil BitNET: edwatkeys%pro-sol.cts.com@nosc.mil
dlyons@Apple.COM (David A. Lyons) (04/01/91)
In article <1991Mar29.151823.8462@umiami.ir.miami.edu> jdeitch@umiami.ir.miami.edu (Jonathan Deitch) writes: >Anyone know how to make a Unidisk 3.5" drive on an Apple //c eject the disk >from software ? > >I'd be interested mainly in doing this from machine language, so if anyone >can send me source code (it shouldn't be long) I'd be a happy camper. >- Jonathan >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Internet : jdeitch@umiami.miami.edu | "Good musicians execute >------------------------------------------------- | their music but bad ones You need to make a SmartPort "Control" call to the right slot and unit number; reference material includes the Apple IIgs Firmware Reference Manual and the Apple II SmartPort Technical Notes. Be careful doing an Eject through SmartPort under ProDOS 8--you should make sure you're -not- talking to a pre-revision-C SCSI card, or make sure that you -are- talking to a 3.5" drive. The Eject subcall was originally defined only for 3.5 drives, and to an *old* SCSI card it meant "Format"! (If your software works ONLY on an Apple IIc Plus, that isn't a problem.) -- David A. Lyons, Apple Computer, Inc. | DAL Systems Apple II System Software Engineer | P.O. Box 875 America Online: Dave Lyons | Cupertino, CA 95015-0875 GEnie: D.LYONS2 or DAVE.LYONS CompuServe: 72177,3233 Internet/BITNET: dlyons@apple.com UUCP: ...!ames!apple!dlyons My opinions are my own, not Apple's.