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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: 5 meg Pro-File
Message-ID: <7712@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: 16 Apr 88 10:58:06 GMT
References: <YWNcZzy00W0LNHk1RC@andrew.cmu.edu>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <YWNcZzy00W0LNHk1RC@andrew.cmu.edu> my0l+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Michael E. Yellin") writes:
>  I just purchased two used Apple 5 meg ProFile hard drives (no docs or
>controller cards).
> - Sources for controller cards and documentation.

The only ProFile controller I know of is Apple's.  The only generally
available documentation is Apple's typical worthless "here's how
to plug it in" manual.  Apple seems to think its customers are all
morons.

> - Set up and formatting tips.  Do these need special software?

The ProFile can be formatted ("initialized") by Apple's ProDOS
operating system.  It then serves as just another ProDOS disk.