Won't work, simply because the floppy port on the GS doesn't have the firmware to support the HD20, while
the early Macs did. But there are many better hard drive options for a GS, anyway.
Louis
On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:39:02 -0400, Chris wrote:
#Does anyone know if an Apple IIgs can use an old Macintosh Hard Disk 20.
#The Mac HD is NOT scsi, but rather uses the disk drive port on a Mac. It
#was designed to work with older non scsi macs (128k 512k), and could be
#daisy chained thru the disk drive ports (at one point, I think I had 3 HD
#20s and a 400k drive connected to my 128k Mac).
#
#The IIgs has a disk drive port, and visually, the 3.5" drive I have for
#it looks just like the 3.5" drive I have off an old Mac Classic (I have
#to go off visual, as the one from the Classic has no labels or other
#markers beyond the apple logo... don't know why, that is the way it was
#when it was given to me).
#
#I was hoping maybe they used the same ports, and I might be able to use
#the HD 20 with my IIgs so I can add a hard drive to it.
#
#Anyone info would be great.
#
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#-chris
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