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Re: Re: Mac Floppies

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From: Jeff Wiseman
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 1990 17:53
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In article <9265@goofy.Apple.COM> stevec@Apple.COM (Steve Christensen) writes:
>Yes, but that's an SE not an SE/30.  The SE/30 is essentially a IIx in a
>different package so it's limited to 2 drives.  The SE lets you have 3 drives
>because there is an extra drive selection toggle that's used in conjunction
>with the internal drive select to let you select one of 2 internal drives.

Just a thought, could you bring that extra line out (say using an unused pin on
the 25 pin connector) and use it to then select between 4 drives (2 internal
and 2 external)?

(I would prefer 4 800K floppies to 2 HD's any day what with the trouble to be
had with the HD's :-)

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From: wiseman@tellabs.com (Jeff Wiseman)
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Subject: Re: Re: Mac Floppies
Keywords: Additional Floppies
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Date: 20 Jul 90 17:53:02 GMT
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