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From: john@l5comp.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: ~$200 3.5" drive for IIe wanted
Message-ID: <289@l5comp.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Jun-87 06:03:37 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 24 06:03:37 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 26-Jun-87 02:13:07 EDT
Reply-To: john@l5comp.UUCP (John Turner)
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I wish to add a 3.5" floppy drive to my IIe, but I haven't the $399+tax for
Apple's 'Apple 3.5'. I could spend maybe $200 on this. As I see it my options
are:
(a) Buy an inexpensive Apple 3.5 workalike on the market
(b) "Roll my own" Apple 3.5 workalike from a bare 1 Mbyte drive
I have found no one advertising an Apple 3.5 workalike for any price--although
many 800k Mac drives are in evidence.
1 Mbyte 3.5" drives are there to be found:  the cheapest is a Panasonic JU393
for $99.95 from Computer Parts Galore. But how does one go about building an
Apple 3.5 workalike from a bare drive?
I need more information on this problem. If anyone could suggest avenues of
investigation or an available product meeting my needs please feel free to
email me.

John Turner    UUCP: john@l5comp        "Get a life!" -W. Shatner