Re: Missing cable(s) for PC Transporter?

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"Jason Whorton" <jason@microxl.com> wrote:

>Hello.  I received a PC Transporter card in a trade and am wanting to
>install it in my Apple IIe (enhanced).  I know I don't have the disks, but I
>think I am missing a necessary cable, as well.  I have one cable coming off
>of it that has a DB-19 connector and is apparently for Apple disk drives.  I

Yes.  Connect an Apple 3.5" drive to it (the non-UniDisk kind) and it'll
be used to read and write MS-DOS format 720k disks.  The PCT also
lets it be used as an 800k ProDOS drive, but not a boot drive.

>have another cable coming off it that goes to a ColorSwitch card that has a
>cable with a DB-15 connector on it.  I am missing the cable for PC drives,

DB-15 connector is for an RGB monitor.  You can create a composite
video cable for the PCT that let's you use the IIe's monitor.  In fact,
there's an input on the IIe motherboard for composite pass through,
but I'll have to get back to you on this one...

>right?  What else am I missing?  I know there are a couple more connectors

PC drives are connected using the same DB-19 connector as for the
Apple 3.5" drive.  The TransDrives that AE sold were PC drives that
were wired to use a DB-19 connector.  I have no idea of how to wire
a PC drive the same way.

>that are empty, though I know one of them is for an 8087.  Also, since I am
>missing the disks, can someone point me to where I might could download a
>copy of whatever disks came with it?  I found one that I downloaded a while
>back that is pctbootvol.shk.  I don't have the Un-Shrinkit or whatever I
>need anyway, so any advice on all this would be greatly appreciated.

pctbootvol.shk is the right software.  Others will need to tell you where
to download ShrinkIt!, but you do need it to unpack the pctbootvol.shk
archive.