Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!rutgers!cbmvax!jesup
From: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: My Two Cents ...
Message-ID: <3894@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 31 May 88 14:20:36 GMT
References: <8805271410.AA14234@decwrl.dec.com>
Reply-To: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <8805271410.AA14234@decwrl.dec.com> macdonald@mtwain.dec.com (Paul MacDonald - CUP/ML - 223-3439) writes:
>Unfortunately,
>the connector for this drive was on the far left of the drive [facing the
>front of the drive]. The 4 pins for the power connector were opposite the
>pin layout on the default drive.
...
>does not reach bewteen the two drives due to the fact that the connectors
>are on opposing ends of the backs of the drives. A really STUPID design
>mistake. Sure, the chap from CBM that posted the above reply will say,
>"Why  don't you just switch the two drives?" Well, you can, but unless you
>are astute enough to know that the power connector is upside down on the 
>default drive, chances are you will blow out the drive by plugging the
>connector in upside down.

	I'm not the commodore person you were referring to, but I have 
a small correction to make.  The power connectors for the floppies can't
be plugged in backwards, I just checked to make sure.

>Its a serious design
>flaw for the majority of the non-hardware-techie consumers who are trying
>to plug in a second drive with a cable that doesn't reach!

	I would certainly agree with that.

Randell Jesup		{uunet|ihnp4|allegra}!cbmvax!jesup