Which 3.5″ drive/interface combinations work on a IIe?
For the UniDisk 3.5 (model number A2M2053), you need either Apple’s “SuperDrive” card or the “Liron” card. The UniDisk 3.5 is quite rare. It is a clean white color instead of greyish “platinum”. It also has the eject button just above the line of the disk insertion slot, with a separate manual ejection hole. The “Liron” card’s official name is “Apple 3.5 Floppy Disk Drive Interface Card”. It has the word “Liron” on the back (which is the nickname of the IWM disk controller chip, if I remember right). For the Apple 3.5 Drive (model A9M0106 as used on the IIgs), you need either Apple’s “SuperDrive” card or the third party “Universal Disk Controller” card. The drive is platinum in color and has the eject button in line with the disk insertion slot and the ejection hole is in the middle of the button. The “SuperDrive” card’s official name is “Apple II 3.5 Disk Controller Card”. The card has an LED on top, and has its own processor, RAM and ROM. For the Apple SuperDrive, you need the “Super
