Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cca!mirror!datacube!ftw
From: ftw@datacube.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: How standard are ST drives?
Message-ID: <105100021@datacube>
Date: Fri, 23-Oct-87 10:21:00 EST
Article-I.D.: datacube.105100021
Posted: Fri Oct 23 10:21:00 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 26-Oct-87 00:33:08 EST
References: <2010@aramis.rutgers.edu>
Lines: 32
Nf-ID: #R:aramis.rutgers.edu:-201000:datacube:105100021:000:1142
Nf-From: datacube.UUCP!ftw    Oct 23 10:21:00 1987


> 	The Atari 3.5 Firmey disk drives do indeed use the standard 34 pin
> industry standard card edge connector. We have many people here that have 
> from the very beginning of of the ST's introduction, attached 5.25 floppy 
> disk drives via the inside 34 pin connector. 

Have you disassembled your drive lately?  I think you'll find a 34 pin
header, NOT a 34 pin edge connector.  He'll need to build an adaptor if
the drive he plans to use has the edge conenctor.  Parts are available at
any Radio Shack (header pins and edge connector sockets for ribbon cable).

<stuff deleted>

> -Rich

> Lakesys Milwaukee Wisconsin	   |     Who and where ????
> 		Hey, Whats that Lake doing here ???
> UUCP: {Ihnp4,uwvax}!uwmcsd1!lakesys!rich


> Discalimer: The words,ideas,and expressions are 
> my own, and not nessasarily always correct !
              ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^   ;-)



				Farrell T. Woods 

Datacube Inc. Systems / Software Group	4 Dearborn Rd. Peabody, Ma 01960
VOICE:	617-535-6644;	FAX: (617) 535-5643;  TWX: (710) 347-0125
UUCP:	ftw@datacube.COM,  ihnp4!datacube!ftw
	{seismo,cbosgd,cuae2,mit-eddie}!mirror!datacube!ftw