floppy drive with paralell cable (printer cable)

[alidabiri]

hi everyone,
i have a compaq floppy drive with a paralell cable (printer cable). i'm trying to install it on an ibm thinkpad-r50. can someone tell me what i need to get this to work off of the paralell port (printer port) of the thinkpad?

 

[garebo]

My guess is that you may need some special software to run it.
Perhaps go to compaq website, look for drivers, software, and search FAQ.

Good advice + great people = tek-tips

 

[rvnguy]

alidabiri,

There was an older device called "backpak" that was a floppy on parallel interface. You might Google for info on it also.

rvnguy
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[Auger282]

..it could be a backpack but it could also be a serial 25 pin connection if its old enough..

backpacks arent "old"

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