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- From: Steve Christensen <stevec@apple.com>
- Subject: Re: High Density Floppy on a Mac II
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- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.023214.6778@gallant.apple.com>
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- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 02:32:14 GMT
- References: <6287@pdxgate.UUCP>
- Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
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- In article <6287@pdxgate.UUCP> Oso, troys@rigel.cs.pdx.edu writes:
- > I have a Macintosh II (68020, MC68881, 256K ROM Version 120 rev. 2, if
- >it matters) that I bought used, and to my surprise it did not come with
- >a high density floppy. Does the Mac II support this type of drive
- without
- >significant modification? (ie., can I just "plug one in" next to the
- other
- >floppy drive?)
-
- The Mac II cannot use a SuperDrive (HD floppy drive) just by plugging one
- in. It additionally requires a new set of ROMs and a SWIM floppy disk
- controller chip. I can't remember if there's an upgrade kit to do this...
-
- steve
-