We’ve located a copy of the CPS Universal Disk Driver that Bob Consorti wrote and distributed through ON THREE in 1987. It’s the only file on the non-bootable SOS disk included in the image (download ON_THREE_Universal_CPS_Driver). You can build this into your existing driver files with the SOS SCP.
Basically, the earlier UniDisk driver only allows you to use the Apple Liron card and Apple 800K drives. This one was written in response to reader requests for similar functionality so they could access third party devices such as the CPS controller card and drive, the AE 800K drive, etc. You can also access your Liron/UniDisk setup with it.
Note that only one 3.5″ 800K drive can be included in a daisy-chain with 5.25″ Disk /// or MicroSci drives, and it must be the last device on the chain.
Mike,
Your post about the CPS Universal Disk Drive states: “Note that only one 3.5″ 800K drive can be included in a daisy-chain with 5.25″ Disk /// or MicroSci drives, and it must be the last device on the chain.”
How do you connect the Disk /// to the CPS card? Did you mean a Disk ][?
Thanks,
Rick
Hmm. I’m not sure where my head was on that line. No, the CPS card won’t connect to a Disk /// drive (unless you modify the connector, which is a whole different ball of wax) and doesn’t really do daisy chaining. Here’s a copy of the CPS manual, which covers in detail what it will work with and how to set it up: http://apple2online.com/web_documents/cps_universal_disk_controller_manual.pdf