[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I could have sworn the IIC had a built in 5.25 drive. > This probably belongs on the Apple II list, but anyway...it does. I have a IIc set up and in addition to the internal 5.25" it has an external 5.25" and two UniDisk 3.5" drives.
> >-----Original Message----- >From: PCI PowerMacs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf >Of dhill >Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:39 AM >To: PCI PowerMacs >Subject: 5 1/4 drives > >This has been an on and off topic and has probably been answered, but >I will answer it one more time. There are two ways you can move the >5.25 drive data to a Mac and that is by using the IIGS. Daisy chain >a 3.5 and 5.25 drive together and then use your copy program to move >the stuff across. > >The second way requires onlly a 5.25 disk. Get an Apple IIC+. It >has a built in 3.5. Put a 5.25 disk on the IIC+. Then boot up the >3.5 tools program. Take the 3.5 out and format a clean 3.5. Now move >into the copy program and put your 5.25 disk in the 5.25 drive. Copy >for D2 to D1. Pretty easy stuff if you have a IIC+ or a IIGS and I >have plenty of them. > The Apple II drives can't read PC 5.25" disks. I believe there is a card for the IIe and IIgs that accomodates PC 5.25" drives. Or maybe the PC Transporter card. > I have heard that some IIC's were made to >accommodate 3.5 drive, but I haven't found one yet. Also, it is easy >to find IICs, but it is hard to find the power supply, brick power >cord that you need to run it. > The sure way to find out is whether a IIc can use a 3.5" drive is if it's able to run a self-test. Hold down open apple and closed apple while booting and if you get a checkerboard pattern followed by "System OK" it can accomodate a UniDisk 3.5" drive. This is the only 3.5" drive the IIc can use, because the 1MHz 65c02 processor cannot handle the "dumb" 3.5" drive that doesn't have its own processor and RAM. -+-+-+- RPM > > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
