13 Feb
1999
13 Feb
'99
5:38 a.m.
<What I find odd about the MITS FDD is that they used a 37-pin "D" connecto
<and cable as opposed to the 50-pin more commonly seen on the 8" types. I
<found one among a set of enclosures I bought about 20 years ago. While
Standards and common connectors. My Vt180 (uses minifloppies) also uses
D37 on the cpu end rather than 34 or 50 pin. Reason, higher reliability
connector (more costly too). Lots of system used that as the connector
instead of the now common IDCs.
FYI even for 8" disks of the 50, 25 lines are ground there are a few unused
and others that were not often used so 37 pins are plenty.
Allison