HP2000 and old archive stuff NOT on 9-track (apple2

From: Bryan Pope <bpope_at_wordstock.com>
Date: Thu Dec 11 12:30:48 2003

And thusly Cameron Kaiser spake:
>
> Oops, one warning that bears repeating ... this applies to ProDOS 3.5"
> floppies only. NEVER EVER PLUG AN APPLE II 5.25" DRIVE INTO A MAC!!!
> The plug is the same, but the pinouts are horribly different, and this
> can easily destroy the computer's FDC so thoroughly even the internal drive
> won't work.
>
> The later Apple II series 3.5" drives can be safely attached to any Mac
> with a floppy port. Only the 5.25" drives (*all of them,* even the last
> revision of the UniDisk) are totally, utterly incompatible.
>

I wonder what was going through the mind of the person who decided on the
design of the Macs port connectors? "Oh we have a warehouse full of
old connectors. Lets use those!"

Kinda like thinking it would be a good idea to use the same plug type for
120V and 240V...

Cheers,

Bryan Pope
Received on Thu Dec 11 2003 - 12:30:48 GMT