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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t need any hardware now. This was 30 years ago when I was going to buy the drive, without really knowing what I needed then.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are some neat things now for those who are still using real hardware.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry for the confusion.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:cmelloni@hotmail.com">A B</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, March 2, 2021 6:21 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:blindapple@bluegrasspals.com">Blind Apple Discussions</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Blindapple] My hesitancy in buying a drive.</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Do you really need a disk driver or are you open to newer alternatives?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I bought recently FloppyEmu that simulates any drive and even HD for Apple II and Macs + is cheaper $119<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/">https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Regarding the Unidisk, I suggest to check compatibility with your current Apple IIe model and interface card. The UniDisk 3.5" works well with Apple IIC and Apple IIC Plus, but If I'm not mistaken, you will need a special Interface card (Super Driver Card). Because it's rare it's usually expensive. $375 in ebay<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="http://wiki.apple2.org/index.php?title=3.5_Drive_Compatibility">http://wiki.apple2.org/index.php?title=3.5_Drive_Compatibility</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Sealed-New-Apple-II-3-5-Disk-Controller-Super-Drive-Card-A0076LL-A-/124457480073">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Sealed-New-Apple-II-3-5-Disk-Controller-Super-Drive-Card-A0076LL-A-/124457480073</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=347 height=2 style='width:3.6145in;height:.0156in' id="Horizontal_x0020_Line_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D70FAA.B6777CE0"><o:p></o:p></p><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> BlindApple <blindapple-bounces@bluegrasspals.com> on behalf of Joseph Norton <joseph.norton@gmail.com><br><b>Sent:</b> March 2, 2021 5:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> blindapple@bluegrasspals.com <blindapple@bluegrasspals.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Blindapple] My hesitancy in buying a drive.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal>Hi listers:</p><p class=xmsonormal> </p><p class=xmsonormal>I want to share my early experience and see if I would have made a mistake if I had made a different decision.</p><p class=xmsonormal> </p><p class=xmsonormal>When I bought my Apple II e, I got a disk drive with a newer cable, not the old flat ribbon cable which I had been familiar with. This drive had another cable connection on the back, that looked like I could have chained another drive onto it.</p><p class=xmsonormal> </p><p class=xmsonormal>I wanted to use a 3.5” disk, so I called up an Apple dealer in Chattanooga and asked if I could order a Unidisk 3.5” drive. The guy at the store said I could obtain one for $369, (If I remember correctly). I figured I could unhook the 5.25 drive and plug the 3.5 unidisk in the same port.</p><p class=xmsonormal> </p><p class=xmsonormal>If I had bought that drive, would it have even worked at all, given the standard cards I had in my Apple II e? Would I have wasted almost $400?</p><p class=xmsonormal> </p></div></div></div><p class=xmsonormal>Thanks!</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>