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(DIR) Post #ASJcnJh2FKo07oIMKW by retrotheory@oldbytes.space
2023-02-03T21:29:58Z
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After watching the @mac84tv video on the dual floppy Macintosh LC, I wondered could the same thing be done with the LCII , Apple removed the second floppy port completely but left the same controller IC. With a little cable trickery I was able to get the second floppy working. Breaking out the second enable from the IC and connected to pin 14 of second floppy drive was all that was needed
(DIR) Post #ASJcnLfKucdQF7W1xY by retrotheory@oldbytes.space
2023-02-03T21:39:29Z
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It even shows left drive formatting vs right drive like the LC.
(DIR) Post #ASJcp0HTOLkOUw8vZ2 by mmu_man@m.g3l.org
2023-02-03T21:55:56Z
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@retrotheory @mac84tv but where does it fit in the case?
(DIR) Post #ASJdHeUfTVZPK9yXhY by retrotheory@oldbytes.space
2023-02-03T22:01:15Z
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@mmu_man good point , you would need an LC top cover with the second cutout. This was more of a thought experiment though
(DIR) Post #ASJdyJU5SliacJ2vVw by mmu_man@m.g3l.org
2023-02-03T22:08:59Z
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@retrotheory I suppose you could put an HE10 connector on a PDS bracket to plug an external drive…
(DIR) Post #ASJeGn8PxhJlmxinqK by retrotheory@oldbytes.space
2023-02-03T22:12:17Z
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@mmu_man cool idea , this is what I was talking about
(DIR) Post #ASJePpv0ysvv1qlWL2 by mmu_man@m.g3l.org
2023-02-03T22:13:58Z
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@retrotheory yeah I know. That's cheating, it's not an LC-II anymore 😛
(DIR) Post #ASJeelw64Q0n1MOSaO by mmu_man@m.g3l.org
2023-02-03T22:16:39Z
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@retrotheory shame the drive is too thick to fit under like an SD slot…https://m.g3l.org/@mmu_man/109735757699787129
(DIR) Post #ASJeqtq4Vu190RMGbA by mmu_man@m.g3l.org
2023-02-03T22:18:51Z
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@retrotheory now, the LC-II top case actually still has the slot space behind the front, even the shield still has the cutout… Suppose you could practice with a dremel…
(DIR) Post #ASJf4prM6aPyicbUYK by mnemonicoverload@libranet.de
2023-02-03T22:20:14Z
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A thinner laptop floppy mechanism might just fit under there.
(DIR) Post #ASJf4qYxUTIQtr0JW4 by mmu_man@m.g3l.org
2023-02-03T22:21:21Z
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@mnemonicoverload @retrotheory hmm, not sure how thick the powerbook mechanism is but I suppose I could adapt my model for this…
(DIR) Post #ASJgMLiH1mTOO6Gqqu by mnemonicoverload@libranet.de
2023-02-03T22:35:02Z
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Another option might be a Gotek. They can be cased much thinner than a normal floppy drive.
(DIR) Post #ASJgMMCPDkZltYMuoq by mmu_man@m.g3l.org
2023-02-03T22:35:44Z
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@mnemonicoverload @retrotheory they won't work on Macs which use a different interface than Shuggart.There's the FloppyEmu…
(DIR) Post #ASJgvajZAknP6qgEim by retrotheory@oldbytes.space
2023-02-03T22:42:06Z
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@mmu_man @mnemonicoverload yea, you could have internal floppyemu and mirror the sd slot thing for left side, left side is floppy images and right side is hd images. And still have a real floppy drive 😉
(DIR) Post #ASJh76K44CdwGWEx6G by mmu_man@m.g3l.org
2023-02-03T22:44:12Z
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@retrotheory @mnemonicoverload you'd still need to deport the FloppyEmu LCD+buttons in some way but yeah.
(DIR) Post #ASJhijt9vLwXgxbQCe by retrotheory@oldbytes.space
2023-02-03T22:50:47Z
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@mmu_man @mnemonicoverload oh yea duh!
(DIR) Post #ASJhl2K0MTn7RLFrlI by mmu_man@m.g3l.org
2023-02-03T22:51:25Z
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@retrotheory @mnemonicoverload nothing that can't be done… just I have other stuff to do 😄
(DIR) Post #ASJqHjQQREdS1VML8S by ctb@oldbytes.space
2023-02-04T00:26:56Z
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@mmu_man @retrotheory @mac84tv I was able to fit a BlueSCSI behind the second floppy drive by plugging it directly into the SCSI header on the motherboard. I needed a version of BlueSCSI with the correct gender SCSI header and I needed a longer floppy ribbon cable to fit over the top of the BlueSCSI.