>> The spacing between pins along a row is I think 0.1 inches. The spacing
between
>
> You have some strange D connectors there (at least for Normal Density
> ones). Try holding a piece of stripboard or an IC against one. The pins
> do _not_ line up (just tried it). The D-pin spacing (normal DB25 is the
> one I had to hand) is larger than 0.1". As is the row spacing, which
> seems to be the same as the pin spacing in a row.
I stand corrected. A slightly more accurate measurement gives pins within a row
at 2.75+/-0.01 mm, between rows 3.00+/-0.10 mm (the latter more likely to be
less than more).
My mistake arose because the row of 13 pins on a DB25 measures almost exactly
1.3 inches, pin centre to pin centre. How could I do such a thing? There
really is no excuse!
Philip.
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Picked up a LQPX2-SW tonight; its a 2-port 25-pin serial A/B switchbox
with the d|i|g|i|t|a|l logo on it, made out of shiny "burnished" stainless
steel.
I didnt know they even made their own switchboxes!
Bill
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<Picked up a LQPX2-SW tonight; its a 2-port 25-pin serial A/B switchbox
<with the d|i|g|i|t|a|l logo on it, made out of shiny "burnished" stainless
<steel.
<
<I didnt know they even made their own switchboxes!
They did 40,000 items of one sort or another. LQP02 switchboxes were one.
FYI: it's aluminum I have two.
I use them to make small radios and the like as it's a handy size, they are
like flies and were often seen on DECmates and PROs so you could do draft on
a LA50 (dotmatrix) and LQ on a real LQ!
Allison
Allison
You might be right and maybe the Mac will only read Apple II formatted 3.5"
diskettes and I might have been thinking of hooking up a real Apple II
5.25" drive to an Apple IIe card in an LC or something.. Apologies for any
inaccuracies :)
-Sean Caron (root(a)diablonet.net)
In a message dated 12/20/1999 3:49:20 PM Pacific Standard Time,
netsurfer_x1(a)hotmail.com writes:
> anufacturer: Computype, Inc.
> Model: Compuedit
> Year: 1981 (?)
>
It is the front end computer to a dedicated typesetter in the early 80s.
Paxton
John,
<Yes, the terminal is set up exactly the way the MicroVAX 3100 manual said t
<set it up, 9600, 8-n-1, I believe.. I can hear the disk spin up. I can
<hammer away on the keyboard all I want and the terminal never reads more
<than that gibberish...
Your pinout (connections) are munged. I'll bet you used pin1 from the
terminal(protective ground) instead of pin7 (signal) ground.
Allison
Unfortunently, I think it's impossible, as Apple disks used a totally
different recording format than PC disks do/did. AFAIK, the only
alternatives are an original Apple box or a Mac decked out with the
Apple 5.25" drive.
-Sean Caron (root(a)diablonet.net)
I have a pair of 3B2 400s that need to find a new home. I also have a
large stack of manuals for them. Located in central Florida. Best offer
plus shipping.
Joe
In a message dated 12/20/99 9:19:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
kyrrin(a)bluefeathertech.com writes:
> I just had a kind of odd request.
>
> This one's for the Apple gurus on the list: Is it at all possible, through
> hardware, software, or 'other,' to read 5.25" floppies written on an Apple
> IIe on a PC?
This is an all too common question and has been answered before. the only way
to do it is to use one of those apple // emulation cards in a pc, such as a
trackstar card.
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