Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 13:56:55 -0500 From: Tony Overfield <tony@dell.com> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>, chuckr@Journey2.mat.net (Chuck Robey) Cc: FreeBSD-Hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: floppy disks Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970414135655.007abc30@bugs.us.dell.com> In-Reply-To: <199704141556.BAA28512@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970414101814.5384A-100000-100000@Journey2.mat.net>
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At 01:26 AM 4/15/97 +0930, Michael Smith wrote: >Hmm, my memory is a tad rusty here, but there was a time when nobody >was agreeing on whether it was pin 2 or 32 that was the diskchange >signal. It's pin 34. It's very susceptible to failure because it's the very last wire in the cable (away from the red stripe) and is frequently broken by manhandling the cables. Pin 1 is also vulnerable, but it's a redundant ground wire, so nobody ever notices it. In DOS, as in CP/M, you can press ^C to invalidate the previous floppy buffers, though it's best to put on a new cable and hope that works. - Tony
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