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From: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: SCSI DB25-CEN50 cable (actually pinout) info wanted
Message-ID: <22453@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 14 Jun 91 15:10:00 GMT
References: <35575@mimsy.umd.edu>
Reply-To: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <35575@mimsy.umd.edu> skelley@umiacs.umd.edu (Stephen Kelley) writes:
>I Just bought an external SCSI box & tapedrive (ARCHIVE VIPER)
>for my A3000 & need a DB25 - CENTRONICS50 cable.  I assume the
>C50 side has a std pinout but it wasn't in either the docs for
>the drive or the case.

>I bought a MAC cable hoping it would work (and figuring the worst
>I'd have to do is clip one connector & rewire it) but I don't
>want to plug a MAC *anything* into my AMIGA w/out knowing &
>checking the wiring.

There are, currently, three standard SCSI connectors: 50 pin ribbon, DB25, 
and the 50 pin Centronics style.  The A3000 supports the latter two.  The
DB25 pinout was first used on the Macintosh, the A3000's SCSI connector is
the same.

Therefore, assuming you have a correct DB25 to CEN50 translation cable, you
have no problems.  



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