[Coco] PC-to-CoCo floppy drive cable

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 12 November 2008, Darren A wrote:
>On 11/12/08, Gene Heskett  wrote:
>> ...
>>
>> All you need to do is pop the pc's idc connector off, and pop on a coco
>> edge pattern connector.  Fine tipped exacto to open the idc with, and a
>> vice to put the edge connector on with.  And a SHARP pair of scissors to
>> trim the end
>> of the cable in case its ragged.  SE Razor blades can be used two.
>
>Not quite. The twist in a standard PC cable also swaps the two
>separate Motor Enable signals used in the PC implementation. You only
>want to twist wires 10-12 when connecting to a CoCo.
>
>Darren
>
I could have sworn I have done exactly that sometime in the past 20 years, but 
memories fade, so I'll not argue the point.

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