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From: cyliao@eng.umd.edu (Chun-Yao Liao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Fast reading of floppies... (Really: Kill the UniDisk!)
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Date: 18 Mar 90 21:42:33 GMT
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In article <1990Mar15.173750.17835@spectre.ccsf.caltech.edu> toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes:
>... Or UniDisk owners. They still use the Packet protocol, and there isn't a
>thing 5.0 can do about that. You can, however, lobotomize a Unidisk and make
>it into an Apple 3.5, but you can't chain anything after it.
> 
>The best solution would be to upgrade the Unidisk card to be a full Disk Port
>card (i.e. IIGS Disk Port equivalent, "the only floppy controller card you'll
>ever need") and phase out the UniDisk.
>
>Todd Whitesel
>toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu
 
 Good point, so is there any GS + UniDisk owner willing to sell me the 
 UniDisk 3.5 to me at a ridiculous low price?


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