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to: Jasen Betts
from: David Drummond
date: 2003-12-13 11:45:32
subject: Re: Knoppix

Al salaam a'alaykum Jasen

12 Dec 03 16:19, Jasen Betts wrote to Pascal Schmidt:

 PS>> Should only be a problem for floppy drives, CD-ROMs and the like
 PS>> lock the door while the disc is mounted, so you can't accidentally
 PS>> eject them

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

I can make a Mac floppy drive available - the controller appears to be
embedded on the motherboard....

Regards,
David

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