Re: Help: Unidisk 5.25

[buggie@auriga.unm.edu (stephen e buggie)]

The DUODISK has a db-19 connector to attach to the interface card, and a 
db-25 connector at the rear of the Duodisk.


Steve Buggie	buggie@unm.edu





: > 
: >>     Only at first glance, really. If you take a closer look at the
: >> back, the drive interface is a removable cable, just the like biege
: >> DuoDisk 5.25 drive (a female DB25 port). It came with a DB25 to DB19
: >> cable, just like the DuoDisk 5.25.
: > 
: >I've been working with a lot of unidisk 5.25's and duodisk 5.25's
: >lately and I don't ever recall seeing a DB-25 connector on any of
: >them...unless it's something internal.  They all had DB-19 connectors.
: >This is especially annoying on the duodisks...we have about 25 of
: >them, but only about 3-4 cables for connecting them to controller
: >cards.  (I work at a place that salvages older computers.  We're
: >selling about 50 //e's to a local school.)
:     Seems I was mistaken then. I originally heard the UniDisk 5.25
: had a DB25 port with removable cable, after speaking with someone 
: who was selling one on comp.sys.apple2.marketplace (Chet Gerhardt?).
: It was a UniDisk 5.25, but most likely either a very early model
: or pre-production prototype. Come to think of it, he did also find 
: a "DuoDisk 3.5" in his area months before, so it's quite possible. :)
:     I suppose then the UniDisk 5.25 is identical to the Apple 5.25, 
: expect for the case color and possibly the lack of a security loop
: connector. I've not personally seen a UniDisk 5.25 other than in

: Mitchell Spector
: spec@vax2.concordia.ca