----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Guzis via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2017 4:12 PM Subject: Re: Extracting files off “unknown” 8 inch disks. Any thoughts…
> On 03/23/2017 12:59 PM, Terry Stewart via cctalk wrote: > >> There will be a hiatus in the project while I get the connecting >> hardware organised. Then we will see what we will see. Hopefully the >> drive itself works. I don't know that for sure yet. > > 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. > > --Chuck > -------- I was just going to suggest the same thing, but I see you (Tez) are going the FDADAP route; more convenient for sure. But the majority of the 34- and 50-pin signals actually line up 1 to 1 when aligned pin 34 to pin 50; as a matter of fact I have a system that uses the same 34-pin cable to connect to both, with just a jumper or two to select 5 or 8" (the index signal is one IIRC). m
