In this episode, I build a custom cable to connect a third (and fourth) floppy drive to the original IBM PC Model 5150. Plus, a little history about why computers of this era didn’t usually come with a hard drive when you bought them.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - My 5150 progress so far
02:02 - Byte magazine
02:52 - Why no hard disks?
08:35 - More background (link)
09:07 - Gotek as a third floppy
12:46 - Research sites
17:00 - Making the cable (part 1)
17:46 - TECH TIP
18:15 - Making the cable (part 2)
25:33 - Gotek USB power
27:32 - First test
31:57 - Fixing the cable
33:57 - Second test
38:19 - Wrap up
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