Jun 24, 2003 22:35 from Wilderness AN ALL NEW CRAZY IDEA OF THE DAY! I've seen online references to how people have used modern external 3.5" floppy drives in a daisy chain to make "floppy RAID" systems. This got me thinking..I've got a ][e in the basement with a duodrive. I wonder if it's possible to make a similar RAID system with 5.25" floppy drives. I imagine some sort of softRAID code would be required. Anybody ever try making one of these for an Apple ][? [Antique And Older Computers> msg #24035
Jun 25, 2003 02:20 from Scalar You probably can, but you may smoke your standard IIe power supply trying this. I don't think the power supply will be too happy about trying to access 6 floppy drives simultaneously. RAID-5 (parity drive) will give you total capacity minus 1 drive (the parity drive). However, the capacity sucks sufficiently bad that I'm not sure it's worth bothering. 140k single-sided 5.25" floppy x 6 = 700k volume capacity + 140k parity [Antique And Older Computers> msg #24036 Jun 25, 2003 02:26 from Scalar Technically, you can stick a drive controller in any slot, and have a drive controller in every slot if you really wanted to. So, 7 drive controllers, with 14 5.25" drives... total JBOD capacity: 1960k [Antique And Older Computers> msg #24037 Steve Conrad 810 Main Henrietta, MO 64036 816-494-5692 http://sasha91.0pi.com www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/stonekeep/600 It is no secret (nor should it come as any surprise) that humankind's most noble impulses often surface during the most trying of times, that human spirit rises to the challenge when faced with adversity, that human strength is born from human failings...Is it any wonder, then, that the SDF-1 crew became a tighter family after the fortress had been exiled than it had before? From the log of Captain (later Admiral) Henry Gloval -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
