23 Sep
2004
23 Sep
'04
11:01 a.m.
I found this this morning. Anybody know anything about it? I found an
Apple Disk II external full height 5 1/4 disk drive in the same lot and
this is the same style, size and color so I'm guessing that it might be
made for use with an Apple II. However it does have one important
difference, it uses a 34 pin ribbon cable instead of the 20 pin like the
Apple drive does so it definitely uses a different interface.
Joe
23 Sep
23 Sep
1:43 p.m.
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Joe R. wrote:
I found this this morning. Anybody know anything
about it? I found an
Apple Disk II external full height 5 1/4 disk drive in the same lot and
this is the same style, size and color so I'm guessing that it might be
made for use with an Apple II. However it does have one important
difference, it uses a 34 pin ribbon cable instead of the 20 pin like the
Apple drive does so it definitely uses a different interface.
My guess? A 320K RAM disk for the Apple ][. Did you get the interface
card with it?
I've got something similar. It may even be the same brand.
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24 Sep
24 Sep
4:53 a.m.
At 03:43 PM 9/23/04 -0700, you wrote:
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Joe R. wrote:
No, the Ramdisk and Apple II drive were the only Apple pieces that I
could find. However it MAY show up in a future load.
Joe
I found this this morning. Anybody know
anything about it? I found an
Apple Disk II external full height 5 1/4 disk drive in the same lot and
this is the same style, size and color so I'm guessing that it might be
made for use with an Apple II. However it does have one important
difference, it uses a 34 pin ribbon cable instead of the 20 pin like the
Apple drive does so it definitely uses a different interface.
My guess? A 320K RAM disk for the Apple ][. Did you get the interface
card with it?
I've got something similar. It may even be the same brand.
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Festival
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27 Sep
27 Sep
9:31 a.m.
At 04:01 PM 9/23/04 -0400, Joe R. wrote:
I found this this morning. Anybody know anything
about it? I found an
Apple Disk II external full height 5 1/4 disk drive in the same lot and
this is the same style, size and color so I'm guessing that it might be
made for use with an Apple II. However it does have one important
difference, it uses a 34 pin ribbon cable instead of the 20 pin like the
Apple drive does so it definitely uses a different interface.
Joe
Its a battery backed 400k ram that emulates a floppy drive (actually 2 x
160K). I bought mine new a few years ago, sigh ala 1970's, and it must have
been prior to the Sider hard drives otherwise why would I have bought it
(could be faster). It was really fast, but I don't recall any special card.
OTOH its sitting buried and still hooked up in my office, so I could check
when that area rises to the surface. That would be a load I would look over
very carefully for any other goodies.
It won't be very soon, but when I find mine I will post info to the list.
4:10 a.m.
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Mike Ford wrote:
At 04:01 PM 9/23/04 -0400, Joe R. wrote:
So then where on the Apple ][ would you connect a 34-pin ribbon cable to?
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I found this this morning. Anybody know
anything about it? I found an
Apple Disk II external full height 5 1/4 disk drive in the same lot and
this is the same style, size and color so I'm guessing that it might be
made for use with an Apple II. However it does have one important
difference, it uses a 34 pin ribbon cable instead of the 20 pin like the
Apple drive does so it definitely uses a different interface.
Joe
Its a battery backed 400k ram that emulates a floppy drive (actually 2 x
160K). I bought mine new a few years ago, sigh ala 1970's, and it must have
been prior to the Sider hard drives otherwise why would I have bought it
(could be faster). It was really fast, but I don't recall any special card.
1:25 p.m.
At 06:10 AM 9/27/04 -0700, Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Mike Ford wrote:
It MAY not be for an Apple. That was just a guess since it closely
matches the Apple II drive and there was one in the basket with it.
Joe
At 04:01 PM 9/23/04 -0400, Joe R. wrote:
So then where on the Apple ][ would you connect a 34-pin ribbon cable to? I found this this morning. Anybody know
anything about it? I found an
Apple Disk II external full height 5 1/4 disk drive in the same lot and
this is the same style, size and color so I'm guessing that it might be
made for use with an Apple II. However it does have one important
difference, it uses a 34 pin ribbon cable instead of the 20 pin like the
Apple drive does so it definitely uses a different interface.
Joe
Its a battery backed 400k ram that emulates a floppy drive (actually 2 x
160K). I bought mine new a few years ago, sigh ala 1970's, and it must have
been prior to the Sider hard drives otherwise why would I have bought it
(could be faster). It was really fast, but I don't recall any special card.
10:05 a.m.
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Joe R. wrote:
At 06:10 AM 9/27/04 -0700, Sellam Ismail wrote:
Given the circumstances, my guess is that it *is* for an Apple ][ (I've
got devices that match the general description), and that the adapter card
that it used to connect to is still in the Apple ][ that this used to
serve.
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On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Mike Ford wrote:
It MAY not be for an Apple. That was just a guess since it closely
matches the Apple II drive and there was one in the basket with it. At 04:01 PM 9/23/04 -0400, Joe R. wrote:
So then where on the Apple ][ would you connect a 34-pin ribbon cable to? I found this this morning. Anybody know
anything about it? I found an
Apple Disk II external full height 5 1/4 disk drive in the same lot and
this is the same style, size and color so I'm guessing that it might be
made for use with an Apple II. However it does have one important
difference, it uses a 34 pin ribbon cable instead of the 20 pin like the
Apple drive does so it definitely uses a different interface.
Joe
Its a battery backed 400k ram that emulates a floppy drive (actually 2 x
160K). I bought mine new a few years ago, sigh ala 1970's, and it must have
been prior to the Sider hard drives otherwise why would I have bought it
(could be faster). It was really fast, but I don't recall any special card.
28 Sep
28 Sep
4:51 a.m.
At 12:05 PM 9/27/04 -0700, you wrote:
Given the circumstances, my guess is that it *is* for an Apple ][ (I've
got devices that match the general description), and that the adapter card
that it used to connect to is still in the Apple ][ that this used to
serve.
That would be my guess as well. I'm hoping the Apple will show up in a
later lot. It's surprising how often that happens. BTW this same lot
contained another Dynamic Sciences unit that works with the R-1250 radio
that I found a couple of months ago. I've fired up the radio and it works
like gangbusters! The sensativity and selectivity are unbelievable!
Joe
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Joe R. wrote:
> At 06:10 AM 9/27/04 -0700, Sellam Ismail wrote:
> >On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Mike Ford wrote:
> >
> >> At 04:01 PM 9/23/04 -0400, Joe R. wrote:
> >> > I found this this morning. Anybody know anything about it? I
found an
> >> >Apple Disk II external full height 5
1/4 disk drive in the same lot and
> >> >this is the same style, size and color so I'm guessing that it might
be
> >> >made for use with an Apple II. However it does have one important
> >> >difference, it uses a 34 pin ribbon cable instead of the 20 pin like
the
> >> >Apple drive does so it definitely
uses a different interface.
> >> >
> >> > Joe
> >>
> >> Its a battery backed 400k ram that emulates a floppy drive (actually 2 x
> >> 160K). I bought mine new a few years ago, sigh ala 1970's, and it
must have
> >> been prior to the Sider hard drives
otherwise why would I have bought it
> >> (could be faster). It was really fast, but I don't recall any special
card.
So then where on the Apple ][ would you connect a 34-pin ribbon cable to?
It MAY not be for an Apple. That was just a guess since it closely
matches the Apple II drive and there was one in the basket with it.
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