From: "Tom Peters"
<tpeters(a)mixcom.com>
There was an attempt to "simplify" connection of multiple floppy drives
(meaning TWO) at one time by adding a "twist" to the cable-- some
conductors in the ribbon are cut out and reversed, which is a sort of
"cable select" for floppy drives.
I seem to recall in this case that one would jumper both drives as drive A
in such a case, or as DS0.
Stupid idea. Use a straight thru floppy cable and jumper one for DS0 and
one for DS1. We get it.
If you intermingle the two drive select ideas you may have problems where
both or niether drives light up and niether can read.
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Hi
As I recall, the two drives with the twist were actually
DS0 and DS2 as seen by the controller. If using a straight
cable, one had to skip DS1.
Dwight