3 Jul
2005
3 Jul
'05
12:06 p.m.
A friend of mine showed me some 8" disks labeled "Apple" written on the
label but did not have an Apple logo on them. Did Apple ever issue
software on 8" disks and/or support 8" drives?
3 Jul
3 Jul
12:37 p.m.
Did Apple ever [...] support 8" drives?
There were a couple of aftermarket outfits that sold 8" drives,
controllers, and software for Apple II's. These were available through
Apple dealers but weren't really products of Apple Computer.
(Typically they were used for interchange with CP/M systems, although
I know of a few used to exchange RT-11 and UCSD stuff.)
The brands I remember are Vista and Lobo. I think Lobo had patches
for 8" drive access via Microsoft Softcard and CP/M.
Tim.
1:05 p.m.
On Sun, 3 Jul 2005, Marvin Johnston wrote:
A friend of mine showed me some 8" disks labeled
"Apple" written on the
label but did not have an Apple logo on them. Did Apple ever issue
software on 8" disks and/or support 8" drives?
As far as I know, Apple did not, but there were third party 8" drives made
for the Apple ][ (I have a subsystem).
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1:07 p.m.
On Sun, 3 Jul 2005, Marvin Johnston wrote:
A friend of mine showed me some 8" disks labeled
"Apple" written on the
label but did not have an Apple logo on them. Did Apple ever issue
software on 8" disks and/or support 8" drives?
Sorrento Valley Associates (SVA) used to make a controller for Apple][
that did 8".
Dick (who is now long gone) used to be quite enamored with them.
There were a few others.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com
1:59 p.m.
On Sun, 3 Jul 2005, Fred Cisin wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jul 2005, Marvin Johnston wrote:
I think I own one of each:
SVA Megaflex
Vista A1000
Taurus
Corvus
and one or two others whose names escape me.
Steve
A friend of mine showed me some 8" disks
labeled "Apple" written on the
label but did not have an Apple logo on them. Did Apple ever issue
software on 8" disks and/or support 8" drives?
Sorrento Valley Associates (SVA) used to make a controller for Apple][
that did 8".
Dick (who is now long gone) used to be quite enamored with them.
There were a few others.
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