>Are you really sure that it is a DB-15, and not a DB-19? As you may know, both
>the Apple IIs and early Macintoshes use a DB-19 connector for the external
>drive(s) port. And I have read that in 1984 and later a number of hard disks
>were made for this port, because it was the only practical way to add a hard
>disk to either the //c or the Mac 128/512 (without opening its case, of
>course).
>References to this kind of hard disks can be found in "The Apple //c Book"
>(published 1984) and "The Apple Macintosh Book" (published 1986). The two
>connectors on the drive may point to a daisy-chain capable drive.
>
>Anyway, if the connectors are DB-19, you can chek to see if pins 1, 2, 3 and 4
>are grounded. If they are, you can be pretty sure that it is a disk port. If it
>isn't a DB-19, or it hasn't these pins binded to ground, I really have no idea
>on what kind of hard disk it is. Maybe it will need a propetary disk controller
>card to work...
>
>Greetings,
>
>Antonio Rodr�guez (Grijan)
><ftp://grijan.cjb.net:21000/>


Really, on looking at the back, it's more like 50 pins. Too many to be 19.
Makes me wonder if it isn't for a Mac......

Jeff



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