MidnightCommando
Well-known member
OK - this is going to sound entirely absurd. But.
I need a 3.5" drive for my IIgs. I have an SE with two 3.5" 800k mechanisms.
I read on an eBay listing that some external 1.44MB SuperDrive would work with an Apple FDHD Controller Card, but if plugged into the IIgs would just present as an 800k drive.
This sounds like the same behaviour as would be encountered connecting a 1.44MB mechanism to an IWM-equipped Macintosh.
So - basically, can I connect the 800K macintosh drive to the DA-19 on the back of the IIgs by virtue of some form of cabling? The only thing I'd probably need to compensate for is the eject signal as far as I can tell. Has anyone been crazy enough to try this before?
I need a 3.5" drive for my IIgs. I have an SE with two 3.5" 800k mechanisms.
I read on an eBay listing that some external 1.44MB SuperDrive would work with an Apple FDHD Controller Card, but if plugged into the IIgs would just present as an 800k drive.
This sounds like the same behaviour as would be encountered connecting a 1.44MB mechanism to an IWM-equipped Macintosh.
So - basically, can I connect the 800K macintosh drive to the DA-19 on the back of the IIgs by virtue of some form of cabling? The only thing I'd probably need to compensate for is the eject signal as far as I can tell. Has anyone been crazy enough to try this before?