IBM 9331-011 8" External Floppy Drive - eBay 183038271095

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 02/01/2018 07:57 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> On 02/01/2018 03:40 PM, Terry Stewart via cctalk wrote:
>>> but dbit.com offers an adapter called an
>>> FDADAP that
>>> lets you connect a 50 pin 8" disk to the PC controller.  I have a couple
>>> and they work great.
>> I second that.  I've got one and works just as it should.
>>
>> Terry (Tez)
> Exactly what does a FDADP do for *reading*?  Nothing that I can figure,
> other than re-arrange the 50 line SA-800 interface to a 34-line SA-400 type.
>
> For those drives that require RWC/TG40 signals, I agree that *writing*
> may benefit from it.
>

Well, it's a lot easier than hamburgering cable together.

bill