Date   : Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:44:22 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Re: writing and reading on 3.5 floppy

>Message-ID: <B6CC5E493F627343A58CD268A25FCF004BF14061@...>
 
"Wright, Chris" <Chris.Wright@...> wrote:
> As an aside, does anyone know where I might acquire a data lead to
> connect a 5.25" and a 3.5" floppy at the same time (e.g. combo drive) ?
> The 5.25" drive connector seems to be an edge type connector whereas the
> the 3.5" is the more usual PC floppy style double row connector.
 
It's just and ordinary straight-through daisy-chain lead:
  __                               __            __
 |  |-----------------------------|  |----------|  |
 |  |                             |  |          |  |
 |  |                             |  |          |  |
||  |                            ||  |          |  |
 |  |                             |  |          |  |
 |  |                             |  |          |  |
 |__|-----------------------------|__|----------|__|
 IDC                               IDC        Card Edge
                                 for 3.5"     for 5.25"
or:
  __                               __            __
 |  |-----------------------------|  |----------|  |
 |  |                             |  |          |  |
 |  |                             |  |          |  |
||  |                             |  |         ||  |
 |  |                             |  |          |  |
 |  |                             |  |          |  |
 |__|-----------------------------|__|----------|__|
 IDC                            Card Edge       IDC
                                for 5.25"     for 3.5"
etc.
 
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