Reading various format 5.25" floppies on a PC

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Mon Jun 16 18:47:00 2003

> > Which Macs have the floppy disk controller on a separate/replaceable
> > board?
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Tony Duell wrote:
> Well, actually, any Mac with expansion slots can take an FDC card. I
> have one of the Apple manuals on designing peripheral cards for macs,
> and the example is an MFM-compatible floppy controller (!).

OK,
You talked me into getting a "new" Mac!
When did they start having expansion slots?
That manual sounds VERY interesting. At your convenience could you look
up the exact title, etc. so that I can start looking for one?

When I was dealing with Macs, Apple was NOT enthusiastic about third party
hardware!

I am not very in touch with "current" computer systems.

> Apart from that, what's the problem with soldering on the mainboard?
My lack of skill. Did I mention that my first few attempts at PC mods
were less than successful?

> Some
> of us do it all the time. And don't most modern PCs have the disk
> controller on the motherboard now? I've certainly seen PC motherboards
> with a 34 pin header for the floppy drives.

That is a LOT less fun than a separate board for each function.
Do most people consider the Mac more fun than the ][ ?
Received on Mon Jun 16 2003 - 18:47:00 BST