Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!pro-newfrontier.UUCP!rs.miller
From: rs.miller@pro-newfrontier.UUCP (Randy Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Hard drives
Message-ID: <8902060957.AA01121@crash.cts.com>
Date: 5 Feb 89 20:28:52 GMT
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
Reply-To: pnet01!pnet101!pro-ascii!pro-newfrontier!rs.miller@nosc.mil
Organization: The Internet
Lines: 23

Larry Moss at uhura.cc.rochester.edu writes whether the Apple ProFile drives
could be used with a Franklin 1000, seeing that it was originally used with
the Apple III and LISA.  Larry, as long as you have the Apple II ProFile
interface card, You CAN use the ProFile with the Franklin, PROVIDED you have a
patched copy of ProDOS that gets around the machine checking ProDOS does to
see whether it is running on an honest-to-pete- Apple II.  I have run ProFiles
from my office on the Laser 128 with the expansion box with no problems.
  As for the Corvus drive, if you really want to get it to work, you would
need to get a "mini-network" going to get it to run.  First, does the drive
have a network controller box?  In order to run ProDOS on the drive, you will
need the newer ROMS for the transporter card.  If you have the network
controller box and the new ROMS on the Transporter, you will need Corvus' OCS
I or OCS II cabling.  I recommend the OCS II cabling system, since it is
nearly idiotproof to screw up.  (I used to work technical support, and have
dealt with Corvus networking problems).  Finally, to get the drive running,
ESPCIALLY under ProDOS, you will need either Constellation II or Constellation
III networking software to generate a ProDOS volume.  Remember, the Corvus
Drives are based on UCSD p-system, and installation of the firmware,
ESPECIALLY with Constellation II is not for the faint of heart.  I personally
recommend Constellation III, since it is on the order of a magnitude easier to
install.  Drop me mail if you need further assistance
Randy Miller
rs.miller@pro-newfrontier