Re: db-19 cables from older Mac 400K 3.5" drives

[aw133@lafn.org (James Poore)]

In a previous article, buggie@argo.unm.edu (stephen e buggie) says:

>               DB-19 ROUND CABLES FROM OLDER MAC 400k SINGLE-SIDED DRIVES
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>               THESE CABLES SOMETIMES WORK WITH A2; SOMETIMES NOT: WHY?
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>	Occasionally, I salvage an older Mac 400K single-sided external
>3.5" disk drive at a flea market or yard sale.  This drive is TOTALLY
>INCOMPATIBLE with A2, and must not be connected to any Apple II.

Yes, I found this out the hard way when I plugged in a Mac unit totally 
by accident into my GS.  Smoked the IWM chip :(

Jim

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