Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!watmath!iuvax!purdue!gatech!dcatla!dxjsb From: dxjsb@dcatla.UUCP (Jack S. Brindle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: External FDHD? Message-ID: <21868@dcatla.UUCP> Date: 9 Aug 89 14:06:09 GMT References: <2276@sol.oakhill.UUCP> <474@gistdev.UUCP> <475@gistdev.UUCP> <453@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> Reply-To: dxjsb@sunb.UUCP (Jack S. Brindle) Organization: DCA Inc., Alpharetta, GA Lines: 21 In article <453@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> adam@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Adam Glass) writes: >In article <475@gistdev.UUCP>, joe@gistdev.UUCP (Joe Brownlee) writes: >> It seems to me like Apple would have announced an external FDHD not long >> after its introduction. Instead, here we are a year later and I haven't >> read a thing about any such plans. >The problem with the FDHD is that it requires the Super Integrated Woz >Machine Chip (SWIM). This replaces the IWM (SWIM-Super) chip on the mother- >board. So, as far as I know, there are no plans/possibilities to override >the SWIM chip (from without) and make an external FDHD. Sorry... But he wants to plug it into a Mac IIcx which already has both a SWIM chip and an external disk connector. Apparently Apple announced the drive some time ago. It lists at $629.00 and has part number M0112. It _is_ listed in the July developers price list... Ask and ye shall find :-) Jack Brindle