bcasper@taco.cc (BRIAN CASPER) (02/20/91)
I've got an old TRAK drive with a slave drive port and a printer port on the
back.
Does anybody have a manual for this thing, or a set of pinouts that I could use
to
build some cables with.
--
Brian Casper
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"I said uh Goodness Gracious - GREAT Balls uh Silver..."
- (not quite) The Killerlanmaint@nssdcb.gsfc.nasa.gov (Dave Yoest) (02/20/91)
In article <1991Feb19.131436@taco.cc>, bcasper@taco.cc (BRIAN CASPER) writes... >I've got an old TRAK drive with a slave drive port and a printer port on the >back. >Does anybody have a manual for this thing, or a set of pinouts that I could use >to >build some cables with. > >-- >Brian Casper >\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////////////// >"I said uh Goodness Gracious - GREAT Balls uh Silver..." > - (not quite) The Killer Since TRAK is long out of business there are no schematics available. I traced the PC board traces and discovered that all you need is a ribbon cable with the appropriate ends on them. For the Slave drive you need a SS/DD drive, and a straight through ribbon cable. Put the standard "card edge/slot" floppy connector on the floppy end, and you should be ready to go. The printer is the same, but for a DB25 connector with the standard IBM pinout. If you need the actual pin for pin drawing, send me email and I'll check the cables at home and let you know what the wiring diagram is. Dave Yoest LAN M&O Section manager NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md. 20646 DYOEST@ZAPHOD.GSFC.NASA.GOV DYOEST@128.183.4.5