gloriouscow on Nostr: I always had to flip the Gotek upside down when i used it with my Tandy 1000 and I ...
I always had to flip the Gotek upside down when i used it with my Tandy 1000 and I never understood why. Then I started looking at the ribbon cable.
Pin 1 on the ribbon does not match pin 1 on the motherboard.
It's physically too short to plug in the way it "should" and flip around.
#retrocomputing #tandy1000
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