bbking67 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I got this with my Amiga 500 and it fits several of the Amiga ports on the back... What the heck is it for? I guess I'll have to pull it apart and have a look. Any guesses? Could it be for the external floppy? Or video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus2097 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Hmmm, if it's 23-pin then it should only fit the floppy port or the RGB port - the other large ports are 25-pin serial and parallel, and you might bend pins forcing it into them. My guess is some sort of dongle for copying copy-protected disks using an external drive, but I've never seen one before. Looks like a DIY job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbking67 Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Daedalus2097 said: Hmmm, if it's 23-pin then it should only fit the floppy port or the RGB port - the other large ports are 25-pin serial and parallel, and you might bend pins forcing it into them. My guess is some sort of dongle for copying copy-protected disks using an external drive, but I've never seen one before. Looks like a DIY job. My first inclination was that its a write protect for the external floppy drive, but the after market drive that it came with has a write protect switch on the back... let me crack this puppy open! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbking67 Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 So you are correct... Seems to be a Syncro II device... I guess to copy protected disks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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