*** Quoting Vitus Jensen to Mike Luther dated 03-16-01 ***

PS: I *do* have used 2.88 floppy drives in the past and there is just
now such a drive in front of me. Unfortunately it's from a PS/2 and
does not have a power connector. Made by Mitsubishi, manufactured for
IBM Corporation in 1993.

I have seen many of the 2.88 floppy drives at work in

> disposal. All the ones I looked at did not have the power
> plug as you stated, and I azzumed that was the way they
> all come.

Do you (or anyone) know if there is an adapter for these

> drives to use them in normal systems??

If I could get a pin out of the single connector, maybe one

> could be fabricated with a break out type box??


There is a page that describes some of the various pinouts that
IBM used on the PS/2 drives, although I don't have it handy at
the moment. Search on Google if you really want to go through the
pain.

The problem is that IBM used various different pins of a special
single cable to connect the PS/2 2.88 to the MB. Trying to adapt
a PS/2 drive to a non-PS/2 MB could theoreticaly be done, but you
might damage the MB in the trying and the amount of time required
would be prohibitive.

I have a small supply of brand new Sony 2.88 drives for standard
MBs availabe for $60 ea including shipping in the lower 48.

LRA


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*** Quoting Lee Aroner to Rich Wonneberger dated 03-24-01 ***

The problem is that IBM used various different pins of a special
single cable to connect the PS/2 2.88 to the MB. Trying to adapt
a PS/2 drive to a non-PS/2 MB could theoreticaly be done, but you
might damage the MB in the trying and the amount of time required
would be prohibitive.

Lee,

I do have the pin out for the drives, and for the normal floppy drives.
I figure I will toast a few old 486s or P-60s at work. We have enough in disposal so I wouldnt miss a few.
I dont think it will take that much time, but if it does, I will be doing this at work in my spare time anyway. :}

Thanks
Rich
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The problem is that IBM used various different pins of a special
single cable to connect the PS/2 2.88 to the MB. Trying to adapt
a PS/2 drive to a non-PS/2 MB could theoreticaly be done, but you
might damage the MB in the trying and the amount of time required
would be prohibitive.

Lee,

I do have the pin out for the drives, and for the normal floppy drives.

> I figure I will toast a few old 486s or P-60s at work. We
> have enough in disposal so I wouldnt miss a few.
> I dont think it will take that much time, but if it does, I
> will be doing this at work in my spare time anyway. :}


Well since you're going to do it anyway, I'd appreciate a final
report when you get it figured out...got a couple of PS/2 drives
around here that could be converted.


LRA


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