Re: Pinout Voltage on IIc Disk Drive Port

["Roger Johnstone" <rojaws@es.co.nz>]

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In article <1ee52m7.9rawmw153dmc5N%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>,
dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:

>I seem to recall reading somewhere that _something_ doesn't provide -12V
>on this connector, which prevents it from supporting some types of
>drive.  I can't remember what it was (perhaps the IIe card for the Mac
>LC?).
>
>-- 
>David Empson
>dempson@actrix.gen.nz
>Snail mail: P O Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand


That's right. The only 5.25" drive the LC IIe card can use is the Apple 5.25
drive since all the older ones require -12V.


Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rojaws
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