Date   : Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:27:53 +0100 (BST)
From   : Pete Turnbull <pete@...>
Subject: Re: Floppy cables: the answer

On Oct 23 2005, 13:20, Sprow wrote:
> In article <435B7574.8020908@...>,
>    Andrew Benham <adsb@...> wrote:

> > Whilst looking for something else this morning, I nearly tripped
over
> > a PC floppy drive cable.  So I grabbed the Avo and found out what
the
> > twist does.
> >
> > The twist affects 'pins' 10 to 16.
>
> I don't think the cables I've seen twist 7 lines, that's a fifth of
the
> entire ribbon almost.

No, Andrew is correct, and what's he's described is a completely normal
PC floppy cable.  I worked the same thing out for myself years ago and
there are plenty of copies of the basic information on the net.

-- 
Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York