Subj : Re: floppy drives and cables
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Subject: Re: floppy drives and cables
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 20:46:48 -0600
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On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 21:51:50 +0000 (UTC), not@telling.you.invalid
(Computer Nerd Kev) wrote:

>In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion james@nospam.com wrote:
>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:16:24 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
>> <G6JPG-255@255soft.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>>In message <ougql9$m6u$1@dont-email.me>, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> 
>>>writes:
>>>[]
>>>>The twisted part, consists of four active signals.
>>>>Two for each drive. The twist swaps the signals, so
>>>>that one connector can have an A personality and the
>>>>other a B personality. (Just like a CS Cable Select method.)
>>>[]
>>>I've always assumed it was that, and thought it was a clever solution 
>>>(admittedly, requiring unusual cable construction).
>>>
>>>So presumably there is something like (_at the drive_):
>>>
>>>01 - A
>>>10 - B
>>>
>>>(or vice versa).
>>>
>>>Does that mean there is the _possibility_ of _four_ drives, using up the 
>>>00 and 11 options?
>> 
>> I am curious if 3 or 4 drives could be used. Not that I would need that
>> many. I'm still trying to remember if those ZIP drives connected to the
>> floppy cable, or to something else, like a serial port?
>
>The Zip drive installed in the PC I'm posting from is IDE. There were also
>external ones for the parallel port and USB.
>
>As for the drives, I guess a lot of things are possible if you write
>the code to access them from scratch. Whether this method for selecting
>more than two drives would work may depend on the flexibility of the
>floppy controller.

Ok, I had an IDE Zip drive, and I also had a parallel port one.

Thanks

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