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Article #12280Re: weird cable
From: B.J. Prusha
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:21
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:21
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In article <Jade.0s0o@qube.OCUnix.On.Ca> Jade@qube.OCUnix.On.Ca (Jade) writes: >I have got this external 5.25 drive. But with it I got this really weird >cable that I haven't seen before. It has 37 pins (or very close to that >number) and they won't plug into any computer I have seen. I don't know >much about the external drive but I was wondering what it would take to get >this hooked up to my system. Has anyone ever run across a cable like this? > > >-- Via DLG Pro v0.992 > That sounds like a connecter to the old external 8" drives. If you have an external 5.25, it's quite possible the person who gave it to you included the wrong cable. The cable you probably need is the standard 25pin connection. Your local friendly computer store should have it in stock. Hope I helped. Brock Prusha -- Remember, thou art mortal
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!ttigw!nitgw!nucc!kudpc!kuis!wnoc-kyo!sh.wide!sun-barr!olivea!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!rochester!rit!isc-newsserver!bjp2399 From: bjp2399@ultb.isc.rit.edu (B.J. Prusha) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: weird cable Message-ID: <1993Jan11.182140.12274@ultb.isc.rit.edu> Date: 11 Jan 93 18:21:40 GMT References: <Jade.0s0o@qube.OCUnix.On.Ca> Sender: news@ultb.isc.rit.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology Lines: 26 Originator: bjp2399@ultb Nntp-Posting-Host: ultb-gw.isc.rit.edu