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From: prl3546@tahoma.UUCP (Philip R. Lindberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Central Point 3.5 inch disk drives
Message-ID: <393@tahoma.UUCP>
Date: 28 Apr 89 20:05:16 GMT
References: <1686@rpi.edu>
Organization: The Boeing Co., BCA FSL, Seattle, WA
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From article <1686@rpi.edu>, by null@pawl.rpi.edu (Nathan L. Lim):
> 
>  A few years back ('86?) I bought the Central Point 3.5 drive along with the
> Disk Controller Card which was supposed to be able to handle the normal 5.25
> drives as well as the 3.5's.

>  -Can anyone out there share their experiences with Central Point 3.5 drives?
>
I have had my C.P. 3.5 drive/controller for about 2 years.  I used it with my
//e and then, since last year, with my //gs.  I have had no problems with it.
On my //e it was my primary data drive; on my //gs it is used for all sorts of
things, (boot drive, data drive, sort drive, etc.)  I have a 5.25 drive
(micro-psi) as drive one and my C.P. 3.5 as drive two.  Both drives are used
with all versions of ProDOS (including GS/OS), DOS 3.3 and the 5.25 is used
with CP/M and Pascal O/S's.  (note: I also have an Apple 3.5)

>   -Has anyone else had the same problems?
>   
	No.

>   -Has anyone else *NOT* had the same problems? :)
>
	Yes.

>   -Does anyone know how to fix the problem? 
>
	No.  Since the drive swap didn't help, it could be a "heat problem"
with the controller card?....

>         Thanks for the help in advance - Nathan L. Lim


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