M Mears Platinum Member Mar 9, 2000 2,095 1 81 Dec 22, 2017 #1 Going through my box of junk and happened upon this: Looks like an IDE cable with some sort of breakout connector.
Going through my box of junk and happened upon this: Looks like an IDE cable with some sort of breakout connector.
M Mears Platinum Member Mar 9, 2000 2,095 1 81 Dec 22, 2017 #3 Ah, the strange looking connector is for a 5.25" floppy.
G Genx87 Lifer Apr 8, 2002 41,091 513 126 Dec 22, 2017 #4 Well I feel old now. Reactions: aigomorla, Ichinisan, stormkroe and 2 others
JackMDS Elite Member Super Moderator Oct 25, 1999 29,540 419 126 Dec 24, 2017 #5 The twist in the Middle was done to differentiate between Floppy A and B. Reactions: Ichinisan
Ichinisan Lifer Oct 9, 2002 28,298 1,235 136 Dec 24, 2017 #7 JackMDS said: The twist in the Middle was done to differentiate between Floppy A and B. Click to expand... Yup. That way you typically don't have to move the drive-select pin on your Floppy. Yup. We old.
JackMDS said: The twist in the Middle was done to differentiate between Floppy A and B. Click to expand... Yup. That way you typically don't have to move the drive-select pin on your Floppy. Yup. We old.
Chaotic42 Lifer Jun 15, 2001 34,483 1,663 126 Dec 24, 2017 #8 Fun fact: You had to put the disk for that twisted connector in upside down or your data would come out backwards. It was a strange time.
Fun fact: You had to put the disk for that twisted connector in upside down or your data would come out backwards. It was a strange time.