Re: Mystery card

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

Lee Cremeans wrote:

> Actually, the card's too simple to be a MFM floppy controller; even the 360k
> cards in the original PC and XT used an Intel 8272 (aka NEC uPD765C) MFM
> controller chip, and there were more external components as well. Also, the
> Shugart floppy bus would use a 34-pin internal header, not a 50-pin; PCs did
> use a DB-37 for the optional external floppy, but I think that's an IBM
> thing. Judging from the simplicity and the connections given, my guess is
> that this is a SASI card, but I don't know enough about SASI to make the
> call for sure.
>
> -lee
>

Thanks Lee. A friend here suggested the same thing. Now for a dumb question...
what in the world do I interface to a SASI card? :)

Roy