So I'm having some memories from a music course we took in middleschool, probably around 2001-2002, where we had a lab full of iMac G3s running OS9.
This is one of those weird vague memories that pop into your head randomly, it was almost 20 years ago, so my memories not great
It was this...
http://www.pacificcable.com/Picture_Page.asp?DataName=SC38
According to this site, it's a non standard connector created by Apple, so not sure if you'll find it on Digikey. Not sure where all these 3rd party adapters were getting the connector though
Worse case you might be able to measure...
Yeah, would definitely be a nice option.
This one appears to be the correct adapter as well
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HDI-30-pin-to-DB25-SCSI-port-adapter-for-legacy-Macintosh-systems-552/253843270894?epid=165012110&hash=item3b1a3cecee:g:xeAAAOxyqUpQ89G4
(probably depending on the model), but the RIFA caps are often always getting power, even when the switch is off, so for machines that have them, make sure to either unplug them from the outlet, or switch off the power strip they're connected to
If it's a SCSI2SD V5, you typically don't need to use the power connector as it will get power over the SCSI cable's termination power
http://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php/SCSI2SD#Technical_Specifications
Ah, thanks for clearing that up. That sucks. Not sure what I put down as the value of the first shipment, and if I put it as a gift or a commercial shipment, but I'm sure the value+postage was over 35GBP (Postage alone was 20GBP), so that one must have slipped by.
first one I did the customs...
Not to turn this thread into an international shipping practices thread :lol: , but the first shipment wasn't held for customs payment or anything, right? only this most recent one?
In Adrian's latest mailcall video, someone sent him a solder stencil. So I'm sure some kind of follow up video where he does a more proper technique will be released soonish
I like the idea of not being stuck with using the Apple drives, but the problem you'd run into with the IBM floppy drives, is it won't be able to handle 400k/800k disks, since there's a difference between how the drives read the disks/tracks. Which is why, to write a 800k/400k disk, you need a...
I personally use this one
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YYSP5F5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Which works for me
But I'm sure the quality control on these isn't great, so your mileage may vary
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