grumpy - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

26 May 2007

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  Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 11:37:51 -0600
 From: "Michael B. Brutman" <mbbrutman-cctalk at brutman.com>
 Subject: Re: Floppy configurations on IBM PC 5150/5160
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 I understand that the nickname is 'Grumpy Old Fred', but it 
 is necessary 
 to YELL because I got the existence/non-existence of the twist in the 
 cable backwards?

 If I had said that the cause of the drive ID weirdness was because I 
 have my US electrical socket installed with the grounding pin facing 
 downward then I could understand the caps lock for emphasis, 
 but in the 
 grand scheme of things that was really a minor nit.

 Fred Cisin wrote:
  On Fri, 25 May 2007, Michael B. Brutman wrote:
> For some strange reason, the IBM 4865 external drive unit   that I am 
 > using showed up as drive number 3, not 2. 
(Counting from zero, of
> course.)  I wonder if there is a twist in the internal cabling, or 
> the drive select jumper is non-standard on this one.  No   problem it 
 >> works just fine.
 > 
 > a LACK OF A TWIST will do that
 > 
 > 
 >  
yeah - happy holidays (stateside)
Jack

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