Is the PowerBook Floppy Drive compatible with Macintosh floppy port?

[olePigeon]

Assuming you had an HDI-20 to DB-19 adapter cable (don't know if anyone ever made one), would the PowerBook floppy drive work off a desktop Macintosh's floppy port? (i.e. IIci, SE, etc.)

 

[Arbee]

It should - the IWM/SWIM interface to the drive is very much not flexible, and the PowerBook 140 schematics don't show anything weird in that area. Obviously nobody's ever tried it though.

 

[obsolete]

I just came across these connectors and remembered this thread, so I'll drop the link here in case anyone wants to experiment: https://www.surplussales.com/items/107804/db-19-d-sub-male/