On Apr 12, 2017, at 11:31 AM, Tony Duell via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> So, I just picked up an MISE from Bartlett Labs (cause I really liked >> the M3SE I had) and decided to revive one of my TRS-80 MOdel I's. >> In my box of "stuff" I found an interesting ribbon cable the function >> of which I don't know. It is a 40 pin to 50 pin ribbon cable with a >> black box connecting them that is labeled TANDY. I know of nothing >> the Tandy made that used a 50 pin connector other than a hard disk. >> Could that be what this is for? Anybody ever seen one? I no longer >> have any Tandy External HD's but then, with things like MISE and FreHD >> why would one still want one other than for nostalgia. >> >> bill > > Although I never had one, I beleive Tandy made an adapter that plugged > into the Model 1 expansion bus (40 pin) and gave you a (cut down?) > Model 3 expansion bus (50 pin). As you suggest it was commonly used > to connect Model 3 hard disks to the Model 1, but I think it worked with > some other devices too. > > -tony Maybe... The only device I know of like that was trs80 to a printer (Centronics or compatible ). Allison
