--- On Sun, 2/15/09, nodttiurp <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: nodttiurp <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: 800k 3.5" disk drive for PowerMac 7100 > To: "Vintage Macs" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 7:15 PM > In the original query there may be some need for > clarification. > Mac used the SCSI connection way back then (circa 1984) > because it was > the fastest available for the faster Mac variable speed > floppy drive. Mac floppy drives aren't SCSI. They're actually serial devices with one data line for reading and one for writing. The others are all for power, control and grounds. PC floppies are also serial devices, but with a lot more ground lines than apple's and the power doesn't run through the data cable. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
