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- From: gettys@regent.enet.dec.com (Bob Gettys)
- Subject: Re: Floppy cable for 3 (or more) drives
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.000839.15294@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>
- Sender: usenet@nntpd.lkg.dec.com (USENET News System)
- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- References: <1992Aug18.195435.115@ods.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 01:06:10 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug18.195435.115@ods.com>, david@ods.com (David Engel) writes...
- >I just bought a mini-cartridge tape drive which connects through the
- >floppy controller. I already have two drives so I needed a special
- >cable to hook up the tape drive as a third floppy. Unfortunately, the
- >place I got the drive from is out of those cables. I do know someone,
- >however, who can make the cable for me if we can find out how's it's
- >wired. I know about the required twist between drives 1 and 2, but
- >how is it wired between drives 2 and 3 and between drive 3 and the
- >controller? Any help is greatly apprecuated.
- >
- >David Engel
- >--
- >David Engel Optical Data Systems, Inc.
- >david@ods.com 1101 E. Arapaho Road
- >(214) 234-6400 Richardson, TX 75081
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- Just put a second B connector in parrallel with the one that is there.
- Remember, the B connector is the one closer to the controller. The only twists
- in the cable are between the A and B connectors.
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- /s/ Bob Gettys
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