Floppy related, probably floppy tape.

Can it be used/abused to hook up clone floppies to a PS/2, or is this leaverite, as in leave 'er right there...

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On 6/7/23 18:52, Louis Ohland wrote:

Floppy related, probably floppy tape.

Can it be used/abused to hook up clone floppies to a PS/2, or is this leaverite, as in leave 'er right there...

I had a dream!....
something tell me *go bigger*, maybe 8" bigger!

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On 6/7/23 18:52, Louis Ohland wrote:

Floppy related, probably floppy tape.

Can it be used/abused to hook up clone floppies to a PS/2, or is this leaverite, as in leave 'er right there...

I need to do some testing before I can speak the MAD truth, but
hallucinating, I think it was made for a model 60, 65, 80 for a 5.1/4"
FDD, the 3 pins header I AM sure they are VCC output ([+5][Gnd][+12]),
which mean it can be used with a clone FDD.

if I only can dig my model 65, Ian knows what I am Talking about!

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Since you are so inspired, what of that 26 pin header?

moussa wrote:

On 6/7/23 18:52, Louis Ohland wrote:

Floppy related, probably floppy tape.

Can it be used/abused to hook up clone floppies to a PS/2, or is this
leaverite, as in leave 'er right there...

I need to do some testing before I can speak the MAD truth, but hallucinating, I think it was made for a model 60, 65, 80 for a 5.1/4"
FDD, the 3 pins header I AM sure they are VCC output ([+5][Gnd][+12]),
which mean it can be used with a clone FDD.

if I only can dig my model 65, Ian knows what I am Talking about!

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Uh, drivers...

If this is a pass-through that uses the sysboard FDC, I'd expect it
comes up as B: or D:

If there is a separate card, I suspect it would need drivers.

richard smice wrote:

I need to do some testing before I can speak the MAD truth, but
hallucinating, I think it was made for a model 60, 65, 80 for a 5.1/4"
FDD, the 3 pins header I AM sure they are VCC output ([+5][Gnd][+12]),
which mean it can be used with a clone FDD.

if I only can dig my model 65, Ian knows what I am Talking about!

I have had some of these come in systems that I have received. They had a internal tape drive 3 1/2"
but most of them had a ribbon cable that went to a external PS/2 slot connector ( like 50 pin ) to an external 5 1/4" metal floppy drive case
I have at least one CMS 5 1/4" external floppy drive around here some place (about the same size as an external 5 1/4" Back Pack external drive metal case..)
I would guess that you would need special drivers to make them work...

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On Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 6:57:25 AM UTC-4, Louis Ohland wrote:

Since you are so inspired, what of that 26 pin header?
moussa wrote:

On 6/7/23 18:52, Louis Ohland wrote:

Floppy related, probably floppy tape.

Can it be used/abused to hook up clone floppies to a PS/2, or is this
leaverite, as in leave 'er right there...

I need to do some testing before I can speak the MAD truth, but hallucinating, I think it was made for a model 60, 65, 80 for a 5.1/4" FDD, the 3 pins header I AM sure they are VCC output ([+5][Gnd][+12]), which mean it can be used with a clone FDD.

if I only can dig my model 65, Ian knows what I am Talking about!

I have had some of these come in systems that I have received. They had a internal tape drive 3 1/2"
but most of them had a ribbon cable that went to a external PS/2 slot connector ( like 50 pin ) to an external 5 1/4" metal floppy drive case
I have at least one CMS 5 1/4" external floppy drive around here some place (about the same size as an external 5 1/4" Back Pack external drive metal case..)
I would guess that you would need special drivers to make them work...

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On 11/7/23 18:57, Louis Ohland wrote:

Since you are so inspired, what of that 26 pin header?

moussa wrote:

On 6/7/23 18:52, Louis Ohland wrote:

Floppy related, probably floppy tape.

Can it be used/abused to hook up clone floppies to a PS/2, or is this
leaverite, as in leave 'er right there...

I need to do some testing before I can speak the MAD truth, but
hallucinating, I think it was made for a model 60, 65, 80 for a 5.1/4"
FDD, the 3 pins header I AM sure they are VCC output ([+5][Gnd][+12]),
which mean it can be used with a clone FDD.

if I only can dig my model 65, Ian knows what I am Talking about!

without going in details, the notch on the header sems to be reveresed ??

and if true, pin 34 would be 1??

1 Ground --
2 /REDWC Density Select 1=Low/0=High
3 Ground --
4 N/C Reserved
5 Ground --
6 N/C Reserved
7 Ground --
8 /Index 0=Index

the 26 header for cutting costs and footprint and making it propreity??

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matter distance, language, race, colour and believes" (c) MEK
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If my much abused memory works, the Think Pads used a 26 pin connector
for an external floppy.

moussa wrote:

the 26 header for cutting costs and footprint and making it propreity??

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