Qumetrak 242 drive

[Stefan]

At 20:11 15-3-2005, you wrote:
>>Hmm so, am I correct to think I could connect this quite simply to a 
>>FDADAP floppy disk adapter ?
>>Would I need anything else ?
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>>Stefan.
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>What are you trying to do with it?

I have whole piles of various 8" floppies and I just want to read them, I 
dont perse need to write anything (nice to have but not necessary).

>Buy a catweasel mk4.

Was planning on buying one already so.


>Find an older PC, many handle FM just fine but only trial and error will 
>let you know.  Some older add-on cards work with FM including some Adaptec 
>ISA SCSI controllers with a floppy disk port.
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>It may help to build a list of systems/boards that handle FM.  I use a 
>Compaq Prolinea 575e (P100).

Have plenty of old controllers so should I have FDADAP I could perhaps make 
a list of which work and which dont. Hmm and ehmm, P100 old ? :)



>You will need a 34 to 50 pin cable.  The pin-out is available on my website.

Well the FDADAP should also take care of that shouldn't it ?