sb@pnet91.cts.com (Stephen Brown) (12/17/90)
I have been asked to inquire about using a Universal Disk Controller and a Laser Drive using GS/OS. It doesn't work. Any ideas on how to make it work? Anyone have a driver for the UDC? I remember a year ago, maybe more, there was discussion on this very topic, but I don't remember the outcome. Thanks... Apple II Forever. Stephen Brown UUCP: lsuc!graham!pnet91!sb INET: sb@pnet91.cts.com
unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) (12/21/90)
In article <290@generic.UUCP> sb@pnet91.cts.com (Stephen Brown) writes: >I have been asked to inquire about using a Universal Disk Controller and a >Laser Drive using GS/OS. It doesn't work. Any ideas on how to make it work? >Anyone have a driver for the UDC? > >I remember a year ago, maybe more, there was discussion on this very topic, >but I don't remember the outcome. A great suggestion... DON'T! I think everyone else will tell you the same thing! You need the UDC to make it work on the GS (as you obviously already know), so with the UDCs cost included, I don't believe it's too much cheaper. But it's more trouble than it's worth from everything I've heard about it. It doesn't work worth crap with copy protected software, you can't use nibble editors with it... In GS/OS the drive doesn't know when you put in or take out disks, I believe.. They're SLOW, and you can't change the interleave... (The interleave part I'm not absolutely certain about but it seems a reasonable guess). If you want to get a 3.5" drive, either get Apple's or AE's or AMR's... All three of those plug directly into the Smartport.... From what I've heard, it's definitely worth spending a little more money to avoid a lot of hassles! -- /Apple II(GS) Forever! unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu MAIL ME FOR INFO ABOUT CHEAP CDs\ |WRITE TO ORIGIN ABOUT ULTIMA VI //e and IIGS! Mail me for addresses, & info. | \ "Dammit Bev, is it you inside or is it the clown?" -IT by Stephen King /