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From: osmith@acorn.co.uk (Owen Smith)
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Subject: Re: Hard drive help
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Date: 24 Jun 91 13:56:45 GMT
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In article <11237@castle.ed.ac.uk> gtoal@castle.ed.ac.uk (G Toal) writes:

>OK, the particular combination I had to make was an IDC on one end for
>the drive and a Centronics on the other end for the Acorn SCSI card.
>This is *not* a combination you can get off the shelf, unbelievable as
>that may seem. (Believe me, I *TRIED HARD*)

A small bench vice is excellent for making IDC cables up. The small clamp
on vices you can buy from RS for about 40 quid are perfect for the job,
and you can use them for other things too. These days I am happier making my
own IDC cables up - bought ones always seem shoddily made with the cable
coming out of the connector at a rather dubious angle etc.

Owen.
 
The views expressed are my own and are not necessarily those of Acorn.