Can the Mac mechanism be transplanted to the UniDisk 3.5 casing?
yes, but this has not yet been verified. I am reluctant tohack with the working UniDisk 3.5’s attached to my IIC’s. I now seek a mechanically jammed UniDisk 3.5 drive to verify whether its life can be resurrected with a Mac transplant. FINDING A USED MAC 3.5″ DRIVE MECHANISM The internall DSDD 800k drive mechanism can be salvaged from any mid-vintage Mac except for early models (Mac 128, Fat Mac 512) —- those two models used a quaint single-sided 400k drive. Suitable models include the Mac Plus, Mac SE, Mac II, or other Macs that have the standard DSDD 800K mechanism — newer Macs have incompatible high density drives. Get a genuine Mac Sony drive mechanism, not a clone; the suitability of non-Sony clones is uncertain. Salvaged internal drives must be removed from the Mac internal mounting bracket — take out the four side-mounted bolts, and slide the mechanism forward. The early version of the external Mac mechanism is mounted in a plastic casing that resembles the Apple II platin
