Russ Blakeman wrote:
Thanks very much.
Marvin wrote:
> Russ Blakeman wrote:
> >
> > Someone out there had the technical reference for the original IBM PC
> > model 5150. I need the pinout for the cassette port if possible.
>
> Pin 1 - Motor Control
> Pin 2 - Ground
> Pin 3 - Motor Control
> Pin 4 - Data In
> Pin 5 - Data Out
>
> The internal connection on Pin 1 and Pin 3 is a relay with N.O. contacts.
And you can still get (nowadays it's usually a special order) a cable
that will do the job from any Radio Shack, since it's the same pinout
that Tandy had introduced several years before with the TRS-80 later
called the Model One. IBM never sold a cassette cable themselves.
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