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to: Jasen Betts
from: Tom Walker
date: 2003-12-17 07:42:32
subject: Re: Knoppix

->   -> I wonder If there's a way to interface a macintosh floppy drive
->   (they have -> a motorised eject meechnism)  Hmmm, I could stick a mac
->   floppy controller -> (if they are available separate) on an ISA card
->   and compile in the
->  TW> apropriat -> hardware drivers but if I could use a funky cable to
->  TW> hook it to a regular -> floppy controller it'd be better.

->  TW> IBM used to have motorized Eject Floppy drive on the origional PS2
->  TW> computers.

-> hmm the PS/2 floppy drive I have has a bright blue eject button with
"1.44"
-> written on it...  it came out of a 386sx based ps/2

-> I haven't looke closeley enough to see if it has an eject motor...

 That is the Era of IBM PS2 that I was thinking of.
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