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From: mattd@Apple.COM (Matt Deatherage)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: New 2.4 meg drive
Message-ID: <44502@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 3 Sep 90 16:52:46 GMT
References: <4226@crash.cts.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <4226@crash.cts.com> lbotez@pro-sol.cts.com (Lynda Botez) writes:
>[Stuff about wonder drive deleted]
>
>The company is called Kennect Technology; and the guys who work there are
>former Apple employees who developed the Apple ][ disk drive technology (or so
>the article says...).
>
>I'd sure like more info, and if they are compatible with the Apple II.
>
>Their address is:  120-A Albright Way, Los Gatos, CA  95030.  Maybe someone
>up there can give 'em a call and find out.
>
>Lynda

The normal "catch" to hardware that works with the Macintosh and not the Apple
II is that it requires a driver, and the company wrote one for the Macintosh.

3.5" hardware is usually fairly compatible, if it's mostly Apple-related.  You
can buy a SuperDrive and use it on your IIgs and IIc Plus today, I'm pretty
sure -- you just can't read 1.44MB disks with it, as the firware doesn't
support it.  I'm also not sure if it works under GS/OS because I don't know
if the AppleDisk3.5 or Unidisk3.5 driver will claim it, so you might be
susceptible to not catching disk-switched conditions.

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