Re: Commodore 65 and DIN8 cable

From: Anders Carlsson <*anders.carlsson_at_sfks.se*> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:01:38 +0100 Message-ID: <56E8A262.6080803@sfks.se> · anders.carlsson_at_sfks.se

Bo Zimmerman wrote:

> The AppleTalk cable was a complete failure.
>
> The connectors look identical, right?  The AppleTalk cable was only 3 
> feet compared to the 10 foot 1521 cable.
>
> When the cable was connected without the 1565, the computer could no 
> longer even see the drive.
As far as I understand, there are at least three internally different 
pinouts on the AppleTalk 8-pin mini-DIN.

http://www.interfacebus.com/Apple_MiniDIN_PinOut.html

Assuming those are straight connected (TXD to TXD etc) it still is 
possible that some pins might be NC in your cable, which might be an 
issue when used as a drive cable between the Commodore 65 and floppy 
drive, in case it expects all wires to be connected.

Best regards

Anders Carlsson

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