IBM 5150 PC disk drive questions - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

5 Apr 1999

Well, maybe, but the box of them that I had had no twist, hence would not
access drive1.  Perhaps it wouldn't do drive 2 either.  I certainly never
tried them because my need for these cable was for the connectors.  I was
glad there were no twists because it meant I could use the cables less the
DC37 connector.  They were useful as hard disk cables.

Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe &lt;rigdonj(a)intellistar.net&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: IBM 5150 PC disk drive questions

Jason,

  The external cable had two connectors and a twist in it just like the
internal one.

   Joe

At 01:29 PM 4/5/99 -0400, you wrote:
...
 According to the jumper settings on the 5150, it
appears that 4 floppy
drives can be connected to the computer. How is this possible? I'm
guessing 2 internal, and two external, but there's only one connector for an
...
 external drive, so it would only allow 3 drives.
Or is there a special controller that has dual external ports?

Any suggestions?

ThAnX,
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