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From: stevec@Apple.COM (Steve Christensen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Re: Mac Floppies
Keywords: Additional Floppies
Message-ID: <9306@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: 21 Jul 90 01:29:15 GMT
References: <1990Jul19.043349.4506@agate.berkeley.edu> <846@iceman.jcu.oz> <9265@goofy.Apple.COM> <3079@tellab5.tellabs.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <3079@tellab5.tellabs.com> wiseman@tellabs.com (Jeff Wiseman) writes:
>In article <9265@goofy.Apple.COM> stevec@Apple.COM (Steve Christensen) writes:
>>Yes, but that's an SE not an SE/30.  The SE/30 is essentially a IIx in a
>>different package so it's limited to 2 drives.  The SE lets you have 3 drives
>>because there is an extra drive selection toggle that's used in conjunction
>>with the internal drive select to let you select one of 2 internal drives.
>
>Just a thought, could you bring that extra line out (say using an unused pin on
>the 25 pin connector) and use it to then select between 4 drives (2 internal
>and 2 external)?

No, the SE's floppy driver software only knows how to deal with 2 internal and
one external drive at most.

steve

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