We'll have to wait to find out if they actually work, though. Should do, but I don't make any guarantees unless proven. But this is why I sent the additional adapter (the blue card) to the buyer - it has the IDC header on the component side of the board, and both boards use unboxed headers so you can fit the cable either way round without worrying about the IDC plug's key orientation.
I've proposed he tries both adapters:
- Connect each adapter in turn on its own to the Centronics - IDC cable. Start with the video adapter, but remove the 74LS00 chip first, then try the blue adapter if the video adapter does not work
- We are looking to see if the power light comes on on either board. This indicates correct orientation of the expansion header.
- By testing without the uIDE-8 board connected, we're not risking damaging it or the DOM.
GUNHED, I have two uIDE-8 boards left, assembled, plus adapters. After they go, I am down to some prototypes (working of course) and uIDE-16s running in 8 bit addressing mode. As demand has dropped off quite a bit, I don't see myself getting more boards any time soon..