hey B M O W ! :-) Apple IIgs support - Floppy Emu? — #55

Post #55 by waynestewart

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Software
Post Date	Fri, 31 Jan 2014 - 19:18
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/hey-b-m-o-w-apple-iigs-support-floppy-emu.29383/

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Actually you can daisey-chain a 5.25" drive to a 3.5" Unidisk on the IIgs. Done it a few times.

Though Apple says you shouldn't, I've temporarily had 2 3.5" IIgs drives as well as 4 3.5" Unidisks connected. Was installing system software and hated the floppy shuffle

Reading the blurry text on page 3, its the schematic for the Sony CXD1085. The 2nd page is interesting as it looks like an earlier/simplier design. I'll have to look at the inside of the Unidisk 3.5" I have. Its an older drive, but I don't think you can daisy chain 5.25" drives behind it on the IIgs.