10 Oct
2005
10 Oct
'05
2:30 p.m.
Dave Dunfield wrote:
> One thing I have on my bench which is very handy, is the PC has modified drive
> cable which brings drive 'B' out to a 37-pin 'D' connector on the
back, and
> a plug-in cable to allow me to easily connect external drives. I use this both
> for testing drives, and for imaging from/to 5.25" and 8" drives.
On Mon, 10 Oct 2005, Jim Leonard wrote:
Ironically, I have a 5150 with the full-length FDC
with a very long port on it
(something like 40-pin female?) that I assume I could connect drives to... but
The FDC of the 5151 was a "2/3 length" card.
DC37. to connect drives to.
I have no idea what the pinout is or where to obtain a
cable.
I have details/photos on how to make the cables
and adapters posted to my site.
Look at "Disks/Software images" near the bottom, and then "notes on
connecting
an 8" drive.
Will do, thank you.