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From: aheynneman@wldwst.enet.dec.com (Al Heynneman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Can I put a 800K drive from an SE into a Mac XL?
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Date: 8 May 90 14:00:48 GMT
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In article <1990May7.201608.28892@terminator.cc.umich.edu>, Carl_Henderson@ub.cc.umich.edu (Carl Henderson) writes...
>The title says it all.
> 
>I am removing a 800K drive from an SE and want to know if I can put it 
>into a Mac XL running under MacWorks Plus from Sun Remarketing.  I know 
>they sell an 800K drive especially for the XL, but I'd rather not outlay 
>the cash for it.  Are there insurmountable hardware incompatibilities?
> 
Carl,

Yes you can.  But you'll need the special ROM from SUN that goes on the I/O
module.  They do see the ROM seperately for about $30.  If you're installing
the 800K drive an a LISA, you'll also need to modify the cable that goes
to the floppy drive.  In a XL, no cable mods are required.

Cheers, Al
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