Tony, Capacity: 2 x 3.5" 1.44MB (floppies) Maike(s): Panasonic JU-256A347P F3 (Other potentially useless #'s :-) : 11734F183810 3892C663) Mitsumi "Model D359M3D" (More potentially useless #'s: 62001002 D359M3D 260000 1G06BX0271)
The ribbon cable into the Panasonic (floppy 2) goes: 1 (red) - 9 "normal", viz., not reversed; 10-12 reversed 13-16 "normal" 17-32 "normal". It may be worth noting that 13-16 have been partially separated from the adjoining strands, like 10-12; not sure what Roy or whomever it was had in mind. Doug L. 37830 USA -----Original Message----- >From: Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Oct 14, 2006 6:27 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [ql-users] Tony: 3.5's per QL NA show conversation > >extdgl42 wrote: >> Tony, >> You said as we packed up, after there wasn't time for you to get to the >> 3.5's I wanted fixed, to get into an email correspondence w/ you & we'd see >> what could be done.<...snip...> >> >> Synopsis: >> o Old 3.5's from either Don Waterman or a fellow named Sherman stopped >> working or some such. >> o Whatever the reason, I made a guess two new, generic 3.5's could be >> put in. >> o After further problems even with those, Roy or some person reversed >> about 4 lines on the ribbon cable at I believe the Maryland NA show a few >> years ago. >> o Last known, they half worked, half didn't. They would at least read a >> diskette. However, format never formatted, and the only way to write a file >> to diskette was to take a diskette in use and write to that, or take a >> diskette in use and delete an existing file and write there. >> >> I haven't tried the 3.5's on the QL you updated (Minerva again, + sH) at the >> show. >It sounds like the re-wiring ROy did is OK, as they read OK. > >What is a "generic 3.5" - make, capacity please. > >Tony > >-- >QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://firshman.co.uk >Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman > TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG >_______________________________________________ >QL-Users Mailing List >http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm