CelGen
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Problem: On a stock Apple IIe the Profile is far too wide to sit on top of the case and doesn't match with the computer or monitor. The only real device that nicely fits under the monitor is the Duodisk drive.
Solution: The AppleFile.
What it is: It's a DuoDisk drive with the internals removed and the front filled in with Bondo and textured with a sponge while the filler is still soft. An LED is recycled and placed above the Apple logo to act as an Indicator when the drive is busy.
Internally there will be space for one half height 5.25" SCSI disk (in my case a Seagate ST-225N for authentic drive capacity and sounds ) ) and a small 5V/12V power supply.
On the rear there will be the power switch, a standard IEC computer power cable socket and a centronics 50 pin SCSI connector to allow the use of Apple's own SCSI cable.
Using the Sandwich II SCSI card it is a ProDOS bootable volume.
OPTION: Make SCSI interface on back of AppleFile passive so you can daisy chain in more SCSI devices.
Challenges:
-Get the bondo textured to match the rest of the drive
-find paint that best matches the platinum color of the drive to paint over Bondo
Time to Completion: Pending. Just moved and currently sourcing components.
Solution: The AppleFile.
What it is: It's a DuoDisk drive with the internals removed and the front filled in with Bondo and textured with a sponge while the filler is still soft. An LED is recycled and placed above the Apple logo to act as an Indicator when the drive is busy.
Internally there will be space for one half height 5.25" SCSI disk (in my case a Seagate ST-225N for authentic drive capacity and sounds ) ) and a small 5V/12V power supply.
On the rear there will be the power switch, a standard IEC computer power cable socket and a centronics 50 pin SCSI connector to allow the use of Apple's own SCSI cable.
Using the Sandwich II SCSI card it is a ProDOS bootable volume.
OPTION: Make SCSI interface on back of AppleFile passive so you can daisy chain in more SCSI devices.
Challenges:
-Get the bondo textured to match the rest of the drive
-find paint that best matches the platinum color of the drive to paint over Bondo
Time to Completion: Pending. Just moved and currently sourcing components.