NEW LOWER PRICE! FREE SHIPPING in USA!The MicroDrive/Turbo IDE Controller is a device that once installed in the Apple IIgs (or Enhanced IIe with correct firmware installed on the MicroDrive/Turbo) acts like a solid-state Hard Drive using Compact Flash Cards. Comes with preloaded 256 MB Compact Flash Card to start using the MicroDrive right out of the box! Software included is GS/OS v6.0.1, MegaMemory Tester v2, ShrinkIt, Copy II+, MicroDrive Utilities, DiskMaker8, DSK2File, DOS.MASTER and different AE Memory Testers. Pretty much everything you will need to start transferring and unpacking software from the Internet and using your Apple IIgs.Looking to speed up your sluggish IIgs? The MicroDrive/Turbo is faster that any other hard drive controller produced since it uses DMA for reads and writes. As the name implies it performs Direct Memory Access which bypasses the CPU and allows for a whopping 40% faster read and write speeds when compared to conventional controllers. With an accelerator install you can boot GS/OS in as fast as 7 seconds!Why use Compact Flash Cards? They are readily available, inexpensive, low power, noiseless, shock proof, removable and last almost forever - things that can\'t be said about mechanical Hard Drives. However, it is still possible to use some older IDE Hard Drives with the MicroDrive/Turbo Controller if desired. Do you download software from the Internet and wonder how to get it to your Apple II or spend lots of time doing so? With the MicroDrive/Turbo IDE Controller it\'s now super easy! Just remove the Compact Flash Card from your MicroDrive/Turbo, insert it in to your PC and using you can read and write directly to the Compact Flash Card. Using your PC for transferring files and backing up has never been so quick and painless!The MicroDrive/Turbo IDE Controller is ProDOS 8 compatible. It\'s recognized as a \'standard\' Mass Storage Device just like any Hard Disk Drive is on your Apple II. DOS 3.3 is supported through the use of a program called DOS.MASTER which is included with the support software. Comes with support software images that can be restored on your choice of 5.25\" and 3.5\" disks.Thanks for looking! Any questions? Please ask! See UltimateApple2.com for software, images, manuals, and support in the forums, as well as other items for sale in the Store.If using the Turbo in a IIe - please let me know as the correct firmware needs to be installed on the board. If using Turbo in a IIe AND IIgs then I can include the IIe firmware ROM, available here: Item #301818646086. You will however need a special tool (or paperclip/small screw driver) to remove the ROM (upper right on the pic). Although possible to use in both IIe and IIgs I would recommend a separate Turbo for each (discount available for more than 1 board).For those who need an Enhancement Kit, we also sell those: Item #301446162081 and in the Store at UltimateApple2.com!