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   Knut Roll-Lund to Larry   
   Re: 26-1160 ribbon cable wanted   
   05 Jan 07 20:03:27   
   
   From: kr-lund@nogarbage.online.no   
      
   Larry wrote:   
      
   > "Knut Roll-Lund"  wrote in message   
   >>The pulled pin trick of the original cable is not necessary, just make a   
   >>straight cable. The drives I have seen ar always jumpered correctly.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Sorry, but the 26-1160 and 26-1161 floppy drives sold by Tandy were all   
   > jumpered to respond as any drive 0-3.  Pomprocker will need to either pull   
   > pins or change the jumper block inside the drive. I'd change the jumper, as   
   > that's very easy.   
      
   OK, my specimens of the 26-1160 and 26-1161 are second hand. There was   
   no cable with them, I think.   
      
   What I originally did buy back then was 3rd party and used   
   jumper-setting and a "straight" cable.   
      
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   Knut   
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