Apple IIe 3.5 inch FDD

From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
Date: Tue Sep 23 12:48:34 2003

> > Well, witrhout telling to much, there might be soon a way
> > read/write standard 1.44 Meg HD disks on any Apple II with
> > slots.
> There are already two ways to do that:
> * Apple SuperDrive controller w/ an Apple SuperDrive (AKA FDHD).

> * SHH BlueDsik Universal Floppy Disk Controller with a normal
> PC-style 3.5-inch floppy drive.

And both are quite rare to come by.

> > Although it will not support MS-DOS file format ...

> GS/OS includes an MS-DOS FST, but ISTR it being read-only.

Exactly that's the point. Read Only in GS/OS, and no access
for ProDOS or DOS ... But the main topic is to support actual
drives (and Disks), and IIRC that has been the original question.

Gruss
H.
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