On Wednesday, Oct 9, 2002, at 15:46 US/Eastern, the pickle wrote: > At 09:22 +0100 on 09/10/02, Mark Benson wrote: >> On Wednesday, Oct 9, 2002, at 07:44 Europe/London, Philip Stortz >> wrote: >>> if they don't have the driver i certainly do, as well as one of those >>> wonderful drives of course. i do think it's on the web however. >> >> Do you know if there is anything in the way of special circuitry in >> the >> AE HD+? I assume so but I don't assume too loudly. The reason I ask is >> I have a 1.4MB drive in a Apple enclosure. Dumb question but could I >> try the driver anyway? > > AFAIK, the AE HD+, which is *not* a bootable drive, has its own SWIM > controller > built into it. The Apple HD floppies rely on the SWIM on the mobo.
Would it be possible to _build_ such a unit from parts? If so, how hard would it be? Eagle -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
