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  • 2.88 MB Floppy Operation

    From Lee Aroner@1:343/41 to Rich Wonneberger on Sat Mar 24 01:22:04 2001
    *** 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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  • From Rich Wonneberger@1:2625/50 to Lee Aroner on Sun Mar 25 09:09:52 2001
    *** 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
    I-Net turtil@frontiernet.net


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  • From Lee Aroner@1:343/41 to Rich Wonneberger on Sun Mar 25 16:49:00 2001
    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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