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From: a.guillaume@trl.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Hard disk and upgrade
Keywords: Boat anchor //c, hard disk
Message-ID: <1991Feb25.214136.12324@trl.oz.au>
Date: 25 Feb 91 21:41:36 GMT
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G'day !

I have discovered (after the subject was raised on the net) that I have
an original Apple //c (what you irreverently call a boat anchor :-).
I use it for my and my family's pleasure at home, and I have been toying
with the idea of having a hard disk for it.
From what I understand, I need the Unidisk version of the //c in order to
be able to hook up a HD. So, my questions are :
1) Is it possible to upgrade my //c ? What does it take to do the job (as
   an EE I have no fear of a soldering iron :-) ?
2) How much would it cost (is there a *free* upgrade ?) ?
3) Will I still be able to use my 5.25" drives ?
4) If it's do-able, where can I get parts (I'd prefer addresses in OZ,
   but I guess I'll have to settle with any address :-( ?
5) I have an AE Z-RAM-Ultra 3 card plugged in. Will that still work ?
6) I've heard of a Chinook drive for the //c, has anyone more details
   about available HD's for the //c, such as price, vendors, availability
   capacity, etc.. ?
7) Assuming all these questions get positive answers, would it be possible
   to partition the HD into ProDOS, DOS3.3, Pascal, CP/M ? I use ProDOS
   most, but it would be nice to have at least another partition, I guess.

I hope this post makes it out to the wide world and that there are enough
non-GS people out there to read it :-) ... and answer my questions !

Thanks in advance

Andrew Guillaume

Internet : a.guillaume@trl.oz.au


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