I'm pretty sure that you can only use one external floppy on a Mac. There is indeed a daisy chaining port on Apple 3.5" drives (and UniDisk 3.5" drives which need to be modified to work on Macs). However, these same drives were designed for Apple II computers. On an Apple II, it is possible to daisy chain two floppy drives (with the exception of the IIc and IIc+, none of the Apple IIs had built in floppy drives). Since the majority of Apple IIs didn't use hard drives, this was necessary for anyone who wanted extra storage. You most commonly find daisy-chained 3.5" drives on a IIGS.
To my knowledge the only Mac that can use three floppy drives is the SE, which can have two internal and one external. If anyone has had different success on a 512K let me know. I would test this tomorrow (when I will be reunited with my Macs for a week before one more two week vacation) but I don't have an HD20. Scott --- James Wages <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have a Mac 512k (not 512ke) with a 400k external > floppy drive and internal > 400k drive. I have read that I can use an 800k > external drive if I put the > HD20 init on my 400k boot disk (which allows the > 800k to function, albeit > just not bootable). However, I would like to know > if I can put a total 3 > floppy drives on my Mac512. > > You see, the Apple 3.5" External drive, model > A9M0106, has an extra port to > daisy chain floppy drives. So can I plug A9M0106 > drive in the 512, then > plug my external 400k drive into the A9M0106 port. > The physical connection > can be made, it seems, but will all 3 drives then > work fine on the 512? > > I currently don't have the A9M0106 800k drive, but I > am pondering the > purchase of one. But I would like to be able to use > all 3 drives if > possible. This may work on 512ke's or Plus's, but I > would like to know if > this setup will work on the original 512. Any > insight any of you can shed > on the situation would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you! > > James Wages > > > > -- > System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > 123Inkjets.com > <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > System 6 Heaven > <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> > > System6 info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:system6@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deals > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:system6@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deals www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
