8" drive hooked up to a PC

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Thu May 29 15:48:00 2003

On Thu, 29 May 2003, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

> >> That way those of us with
> >> an 8" hooked to a PC could make 8" disks.
> >>
> >
> >How do you do this? I am interested.
> >
> >What floppy controller do you use? I am assuming it is for the ISA bus?
> >Anything for a PCI bus.
> >
> >Anything for EISA, I am keeping one EISA bus system.
>
> Look in the comp.os.cpm FAQ. It's Q14. There's not much to it.
> Just a matter of making a converter cable to go from the 34 pin
> floppy connector on any "PC" compatible floppy controller to the

Careful there! If the 8" disks involve any single density (FM)
recording then just *any* floppy controller will not do. Look for
one with a 37C65 chip or the NS 8743 chip, or a CompatiCard I or
IV (hard to find).
                                                - don

> 50 pin connector on the 8 inch drive. You may have to play around
> with the drive select and the head load/motor on signals to get
> it to work just right.
Received on Thu May 29 2003 - 15:48:00 BST