Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!velu From: velu@umcp-cs.UUCP (Velu Sinha) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Apple //e <-bridge-> Mac? Message-ID: <1663@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 09:19:16 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.1663 Posted: Mon Sep 23 09:19:16 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 25-Sep-85 11:02:25 EDT References: <1639@brl-tgr.ARPA> Reply-To: velu@maryland.UUCP (Velu Sinha) Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 23 Gee, if memory serves, it seems perfectly reasonable to throw disks about between Macs and // series hardware. I believe that both the Mac and the //c use the IWM disk controller, a single chip version of the Woz's original, ingenious 8-SSIs-or-thereabouts controller. (I also hazily remember something about the Mac having a 2x transfer rate setting.) But hey, isn't that why Apple (foolishly?) limited itself hardwarewise? They say you can do anything in software. And if not, well, the //e's always got slots... (still playing with my //e) Dave Hsu being parasitic on a friend's account, -- Velu Sinha UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!velu CSNet: velu@umcp-cs ARPA: velu.umcp-cs@CSNet-Relay velu@umd-csd (Use this one!) Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com