
Apple II Computer Info
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Subject: Re: db-19 drive cable compatibility: A2 vs Mac
Date: 6 May 98 02:51:43 GMT
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> COMPATIBILITY EXPERIMENTS OF APPLE II VS. EARLY MAC
> DB-19 DISK DRIVE CABLES
> I am unable to get the Mac db-19 cables to run with Disk II. Last
>weekend, I tediously measured PINOUTS on the A2 db-19 cable vs. the older
>Mac db-19 cables. Here are the disturbing results:
> First, the A2 db-19 cable uses 18 lines, while the Mac db-19 cable
>uses only 17 lines. For A2, pins 5 and 9 are used, and pin 16 is vacant.
>The Mac db-19 cable is vacant on pin #5.
> Is there any hope of modifying the Mac db-19 cable to make it work
>with A2? How vital is pin #9 wire line in the A2 drive cable? I have
>toyed with the idea that I could run a jumper in the A2 male plug from
>pin 5 to pin 16, then on the IDE-20 change the crimp pin to position 5.
>But this would do nothing about pin #9 ...
Here are the pinouts from Nathan's web page:
Much of this information comes from page 90 of Open-Apple Volume 1, number 11
(1985).
The following table lists all of the drive control signals for each type of
controller card/disk port.
signal function Unidisk IIc IIgs Disk ][
GND ground reference 1-4 1-4 1-3 1,3,5,7
-12V -12 volts DC 5 5 5 9
+5V +5 volts DC 6,16 6 6 11,12
+12V +12 volts DC 7,8 7,8 7,8 13,15,17,19
WRPROT write protect 10 10 10 20
Apple II Computer Technical Information : Apple II Family Hardware Info
ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/miscinfo/hardware : May 2001 : 100 of 572
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