At 15:54 -0400 on 09/10/02, Eagle wrote: >On Wednesday, Oct 9, 2002, at 15:46 US/Eastern, the pickle wrote:
>> 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? Difficult enough so as to be impractical, considering that there's probably some support circuitry involved as well. Basically, you'd need an AE HD+ to cannibalise to come up with a schematic, and that assumes you don't need any sort of custom ROMs that only AE knows the contents of. No, I don't particularly feel like destroying my drive to find out ;) -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- 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
