11 Dec
2003
11 Dec
'03
4:30 a.m.
And thusly Cameron Kaiser spake:
Oops, one warning that bears repeating ... this applies to ProDOS 3.5"
floppies only. NEVER EVER PLUG AN APPLE II 5.25" DRIVE INTO A MAC!!!
The plug is the same, but the pinouts are horribly different, and this
can easily destroy the computer's FDC so thoroughly even the internal drive
won't work.
The later Apple II series 3.5" drives can be safely attached to any Mac
with a floppy port. Only the 5.25" drives (*all of them,* even the last
revision of the UniDisk) are totally, utterly incompatible.
I wonder what was going through the mind of the person who decided on the
design of the Macs port connectors? "Oh we have a warehouse full of
old connectors. Lets use those!"
Kinda like thinking it would be a good idea to use the same plug type for
120V and 240V...
Cheers,
Bryan Pope