X1541 cable

From: Jeff Kaneko <Jeff.Kaneko_at_ifrsys.com>
Date: Thu Mar 12 10:21:43 1998

Guys:

You know, I tried to make one of these beasties wired both frontward
*and* backward, and neither configuration (on either machine) worked.
Judging by the decidedly iffy nature of the Commodore serial port, I
have come to the conclusion that on certain machines it is not
possible to make this work!

Does anyone agree with this, or am I just a blithering idiot?

Jeff

> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 20:07:43 -0800
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh_at_ix.netcom.com>
> To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: X1541 cable

> >This is the second time I've made one, and it STILL doesn't work.
> >Neither do I want to buy one. Hints? I am using StarCommander and
> >it doesn't detect the drive at all.
>
> Sounds like you might have the problem I had when I made mine. Try to
> ensure you aren't looking at the instructions on how to make it backwards,
> which results in the wires being wrong. IIRC one of the plugs is shown the
> opposite of what you would expect. Once I fixed that I was able to see it
> with SC.
>
> Zane
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