Re: Apple II card for Macintosh PDS Slots

[nyder <nyder.23@gmail.com>]

On Monday, March 4, 2013 12:01:56 PM UTC-8, nyder wrote:
> On Monday, March 4, 2013 3:42:06 AM UTC-8, schmidtd wrote:
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> > On 3/4/2013 3:41 AM, Peter Dassow wrote:
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> > > On 01.03.2013 23:31, David Schmidt wrote:
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> > >> On 3/1/2013 2:46 PM, Peter Dassow wrote:
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> > >>> Hi,
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> > >>> I have a simple question ... where can I get a (floppy) cable for an
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> > >>> Apple II PDS Slot card, or, if that is not possible, is there a place
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> > >>> which describe that cable / have a wire diagram for it ?
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> > >> I assume you mean the Y-cable?  The pinout is here:
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> > >> http://www.vintagemacworld.com/lc_card_faq.html#C
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> > >> Where can you get one?  The exact same place you get any other retro
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> > >> equipment ever... you don't _really_ need to ask that, do you? ;-)
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> > > Almost impossible to find such a Y-cable at the Bay, forget it.
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> > > If I have no other possibilities, I have to rebuild the cable by myself,
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> > > but at vintagemacworld.com they are in doubt about the pin layout
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> > > your own risk..."). Would be nice someone can aknowledge the pinout.
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> > The point is largely moot - you'll never find that 3-row D-shell 
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> How many pins in each row?   What you need, female or male?

Also you can 3D print all but the metal for those connectors, so it's not like it's impossible to get anymore.   You can make a plastic shell, use off the shelf pins and connectors, and boom!  You got a connector!