Re: Use 701 FDD on 600?

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From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Wed Jan 06 1999 - 02:05:00 EST

AND, the cable for the external floppy for a 770 is $80~
BUT, the same cable for a 560 is about $16~
it IS shorter, but the pinout is the same..

Jane Loyless wrote:

> At 12:47 PM 1/3/99 -0500, I wrote:
>
> >Does anyone know if there's a cable available that will let me use the 701
> >floppy drive with a 600?
> >
>
> In case there's anyone else that has one of the 701 floppy drives and wants
> to use it with their 600, I got an answer from IBM ESS. They said that the
> part number of the cable I need is 83H6276 (FRU 12J0432). Expensive little
> sucker - it's over $60. 

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