>For what it's worth, unless you're intent on *writing* 8" single-density >floppies on the PC, the interconnect between the 8" drive 50-conductor >cable and the PC 34-conductor one is pretty straightforward. You don't >need a FDADAP board for that, although it's very convenient.
Yes, and I'm all for convenience given that reading these things will be a challenge enough. I've ordered an FDADAP board and also an FDDC power converter. http://www.dbit.com/fddc.html http://www.dbit.com/fdadap.html Now I just has to wait a week or two for them to arrive! Terry (Tez)