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Compatibility:][, ][+, //e,or IIgs (w/20 Pin Disk ][ Controller or compatible installed)
Uses:Can be used as first or second drive.
Storage:
The Drive is compatible with ProDOS, DOS 3.3, Apple Pascal 1.2/1.3 & Apple CP/M
It is a single sided,double density drive,It stores 143 K of information, or 560
Sectors of DOS 3.3, 280 ProDOS Blocks. This is a Apple GCR Device only and can not
read any other formats even with additional software or hardware.
Technical Specifications:
It uses a Shugart Mechanism, and the Analog card is an Apple card.
It can be adapted to a DB-19 but still falls under all the same usage restrictions as any
other DB-19 drive that is NOT the 'Platinum' drive, and unless the conversion cable
is equipped with an additional DB-19 connector the drive can only be used as the last
device on a system as nothing else can attach to it. There are also many Third Party
drives based on this same or similar design, some are out right duplications and
others are completely different such as the Rana Elite Series.
Common problems occurred using this device:
Heads need cleaned
Speed Adjustment gets slow/faster.
Plugged into controller card backwards or improperly aligned pins when plugged in.
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The Apple Disk ][ Controller and is used for any brand 20 pin 5.25" drive. This
controller is used in the Apple ][+ & //e. Can be used in a IIgs as well.
Drives Known to work with this card. (But not limited to these)
Disk ][Apple Computer
MicroSci A5xxxMicro Sci (A70 High Density drive requires MicroSci CTRL'r)
Quentin ResearchQuentin Research
Vista 5.25"Vista Computer/ACP(They also made the 5 disk Jukebox)
SuperDrive4th Dimension
Elite I,II,IIIRana Systems(Elite II,III in 35/40 Track, Single Side mode only)
Super 5Some island in the pacific
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