How can I connect the SVD to the Apple UniDisk controller (db-19 connector)?
I seriously considered putting the UniDisk db-19 connector on the SVD – or more accurately, the dongle. However, I simply could not find an economical supply of them. It appears that the db-19 is a connector of the past. The 20-pin headers are far easier to come by, and quite a bit cheaper…and you all know my mantra relative to the SVD “the cheaper the better.” However, it is a theoretically simple matter to connect the SVD to the UniDisk controller. Back “in the day” there were cheap adapter cables which were meant to connect the Disk ][ to the 2e. These cables simply mapped the pins from the 20-pin header to the db-19. These cables are rather hard to come by these days too. Here’s one place I’ve come across that sells them, but check out that price-tag! (Plese let me know if you’ve found another source for these adapters or if the above link starts to fail). If you want to create your own, here is a good reference. (Here’s a local mirror if this link dies.) Note that I have not tri
