Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!haven!adm!smoke!gwyn From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Apple Profile hard drive Message-ID: <13108@smoke.BRL.MIL> Date: 13 Jun 90 21:53:21 GMT References: Organization: U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, APG, MD. Lines: 12 In article pirmann@aramis.rutgers.edu (Dave Pirmann) writes: >Question: I have an Apple Profile hard drive which I'd like to use >with my Apple II gs (rom 01 if it makes a difference). The drive was >given to me, and I know nothing about it. What interface do I need? >What software do I need to format it? Is it GS/OS 5.02 compatible? >And would you have a clue as to how large it might be capacity-wise? You need an Apple II ProFILE Interface card and a 25-conductor DB25 cable. Assuming it is properly low-level formatted, you can init it using the normal OS facilities. ProFILEs do work with ProDOS-8 and GS/OS (all versions); no extra driver is needed because one is generated at boot time. There were both 5MB and 10MB models of the ProFILE.