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Reply 60 of 61, by cskamacska

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dr.zeissler wrote on 2025-07-02, 17:41:

Can these IBM-Drives technically be used with the LPT or serial port and not on FDC ?

Probably not. Connector pinout from a later Sunix SUN-4310 internal/external floppy controller manual:

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So normal 34 pin floppy pinout with added 12 and 5 volt power lines for the external drive. Yeah 5V is misprinted as 15V.

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Reply 61 of 61, by dr.zeissler

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Too bad IBM PS/2 machines cannot be fitted with two MCA FDD controllers for two external 5,25" drives (1,2/360).

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