Date   : Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:06:23
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: writing and reading on 3.5 floppy

>Message-ID: <44EED9FE.5040205@...>

Mike Howard <aixguru@...> wrote:
> Wright, Chris wrote:
> > the drive number but the 3.5" drive doesn't. The PC lead that I have for
> > the 3.5" drive has a twist in it for a couple of wires. Is this part of
> > the drive selection (when connected to a PC) ?
>
> I'm no expert on the workings of floppys & drive selection. I believe
> though, that the twist in a PC cable forces the drive to drive 0 (zero)

See thread on here last October subject "Floppy pinouts and
twists", specifically a post from Pete Turnbull on 25-Oct-2005.
See http://nelsonit.net/~jon/BBCMicro/2005/10


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