New subject: Extracting files off “unknown” 8 inch disks. Any thoughts…

23 Mar 2017

Chuck,
Are these dumb adapters that just convert 34 to 50 or do they so more then that? Thanks.
-Ali

-------- Original message --------
From: Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> 
Date: 3/23/17  1:59 PM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org 
Subject: Re: Extracting files off ?unknown? 8 inch disks. Any thoughts? 

On 03/23/2017 01:32 PM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote:

...
  I was just going to suggest the same thing, but I see
you (Tez) are 
 going the FDADAP route; more convenient for sure.

 But the majority of the 34- and 50-pin signals actually line up 1 to
? 1 when aligned pin 34 to pin 50; as a matter of fact I have a system
 that uses the same 34-pin cable to connect to both, with just a
 jumper or two to select 5 or 8" (the index signal is one IIRC). 

I've still got a couple of the Microsolutions "adapter cards" with 50-
and 34-pin headers.?? They work in reverse as well.

--Chuck

Re: Extracting files off “unknown” 8 inch disks. Any thoughts…