Actually the case design patent for the '84 mac has a twiggy drive instead of 3.5" check out andy's site... Ed
On Oct 31, 4:49 pm, Des Hay <[email protected]> wrote: > More just thinking out aloud.............not sure anyone will have any > answer, maybe just more questions? > > I remember in the original Mac 128k owners manual, there is 2 discreet > photos, that if you look closely you can see a Macintosh with a twiggy > drive, has anyone ever noticed this? > > I remember one photo is from the top of the unit looking downwards, if you > look close you can notice the long drive slot. > > I wonder if the connector for the floppy drive on a 400k mac, is the same > as a Lisa twiggy? > > It has been about 10 years since I was inside a 128k, but I remember the > drive cage is spaced out for a 5 1/4" drive. > > The Macintosh was intended to ship with the twiggy drive I'm sure, but > problems meant that they switched to the Sony unit. > > I wonder then, the reason we don't see any prototype system software, before > .97 is that they were on twiggy disks? > > Just sharing some thoughts I've been tossing around lately, maybe others > have some to add. > > Kind Regards > Des -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
