15 Apr
2000
15 Apr
'00
8:08 p.m.
Hello, all:
I'm looking to transfer some files from my PC to my //gs. I could do it wit
h a null-modem cable (for which I need the 8-pin DIN to DE9 pinout). I could
also do it with a Superdrive connected to the //gs. Anyone have any experien
ce with an external Superdrive? What do I need on the gs side? I have a ROM0
3 gs with System 6.0.8.
Rich
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15 Apr
15 Apr
9:59 p.m.
I'm looking to transfer some files from my PC to
my //gs. I could
do it wit
h a null-modem cable (for which I need the 8-pin DIN to DE9 pinout). I could
also do it with a Superdrive connected to the //gs. Anyone have any experien
ce with an external Superdrive? What do I need on the gs side? I have a ROM0
3 gs with System 6.0.8.
Do you happen to have a 68k Mac with a 1.44Mb floppy? If so why not simply
put the files on a DOS floppy, copy them to the Mac, and then copy them
onto a ProDOS floppy? Sure it requires four steps, but it's going to be
the easiest probably (if you've got the Mac).
Zane
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10:02 p.m.
You have a SCSI superdrive. I know there are IDE cards for the GS, but I
know NOTHING about them. I'd expect them to perform the same tho.
I'm not sure how you're going to write to the superdisk in a fashion that the
GS can read. You *might* be able to format the superdisk on your PC
as an ISO9660 or a MAC CD, and then put the disk in the superdrive on the
GS before you power it up, so it thinks it has a CDROM mounted. Might.
CDROM support is a little dicy on GSOS, and whether the file system driver
will deal with a non-standard disk size I have no idea. That's what I'd
try first though.
If you have a CDROM burner, I'd be far more inclined to try burning a CD
and reading THAT on the GS, but I never tried that either.
Hello, all:
I'm looking to transfer some files from my PC to
my //gs. I could do it
wit
h a null-modem cable (for which I need the 8-pin DIN to DE9 pinout). I could
also do it with a Superdrive connected to the //gs. Anyone have any experien
ce with an external Superdrive? What do I need on the gs side? I have a ROM0
3 gs with System 6.0.8.
Rich
[ Rich Cini
[ ClubWin!/CW1
[ MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
[ Collector of "classic" computers
[ <http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/>
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10:39 p.m.
Um, isn't the Superdrive the 3.5" HD floppy that was available for the GS?
Zane
You have a SCSI superdrive. I know there are IDE cards
for the GS, but I
know NOTHING about them. I'd expect them to perform the same tho.
I'm not sure how you're going to write to the superdisk in a fashion that the
GS can read. You *might* be able to format the superdisk on your PC
as an ISO9660 or a MAC CD, and then put the disk in the superdrive on the
GS before you power it up, so it thinks it has a CDROM mounted. Might.
CDROM support is a little dicy on GSOS, and whether the file system driver
will deal with a non-standard disk size I have no idea. That's what I'd
try first though.
If you have a CDROM burner, I'd be far more inclined to try burning a CD
and reading THAT on the GS, but I never tried that either.
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+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
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9:54 p.m.
Zane wrote: > Um, isn't the Superdrive the 3.5" HD floppy that was
available for the GS?
The Superdrive, also known as the FDHD drive, is an Apple 3.5 inch drive
that supports Apple GCR disk formats (400K single-sided, 800K
double-sided) and IBM formats (720K, 1440K). It was standard as the
internal drive on all of the later 68K-based Macintoshes. The Macintosh
128, 512, and Plus can not use it. The Macintosh II and Macintosh SE
can be upgraded to support it, by installing the SWIM chip in place of
the original IWM chip.
An external Superdrive can be used on some Macintoshes, such as the IIci.
The external Superdrive will *NOT* work with any model of Apple ][
(including the //gs) unless you use the Apple Superdrive interface card
or a third-party equivalent. In particular, it will *NOT* work with the
built-in controllers of the Apple //gs, //c, or //c+.
(The documentation claims that it won't work at all. I suspect that it
might work in GCR mode, but I haven't tried it.)
11:42 p.m.
Oh foo. I think you're right. I was thinking the current "superdrive"
which
is a (usually) USB floppy drive with a 100mb disk as well as 1.44
Um, isn't the Superdrive the 3.5" HD floppy that was available for the GS?
Zane
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You have a SCSI superdrive. I know there are IDE
cards for the GS, but I
know NOTHING about them. I'd expect them to perform the same tho.
I'm not sure how you're going to write to the superdisk in a fashion that the
GS can read. You *might* be able to format the superdisk on your PC
as an ISO9660 or a MAC CD, and then put the disk in the superdrive on the
GS before you power it up, so it thinks it has a CDROM mounted. Might.
CDROM support is a little dicy on GSOS, and whether the file system driver
will deal with a non-standard disk size I have no idea. That's what I'd
try first though.
If you have a CDROM burner, I'd be far more inclined to try burning a CD
and reading THAT on the GS, but I never tried that either.
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| UNIX Systems Adminstrator |
| healyzh(a)aracnet.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast |
| healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
16 Apr
16 Apr
2:17 a.m.
New subject: HP-IB impact line printer
The other day at a salvage yard I saw a fairly nice looking HP-IB printer.
An impact printer about 8x16x24 inches and very husky looking, sorry I
know, next time write down the model number. Had some tractor feed regular
size computer paper still in it, and looked part of some working system
that was pulled out. Its located in SoCal, and my guess is weighs close to
35 lbs, no guess on price, but nobody else seems to be very interested in
it due to the HP-IB as the only interface.
2:34 a.m.
I'm looking to transfer some files from my PC to
my //gs. I could
do it wit
h a null-modem cable (for which I need the 8-pin DIN to DE9 pinout). I could
also do it with a Superdrive connected to the //gs. Anyone have any experien
ce with an external Superdrive? What do I need on the gs side? I have a ROM0
3 gs with System 6.0.8.
Stick with a null modem cable, the various a2 emulation pages generally
have all the details.
Of course, "I" have macs that I could network to the IIgs easily, and I
also have SCSI cards for the Apple II series, but haven't tried them yet.
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