To: Green Dragon #35 @1916006
Subject: Drive cables

GD>>  and visa versa, remembering drive A: is the one at the end of the twist.
  >>  You may be limited tho' by the choice of pin/edge connectors on the cable

GD>So the position of the drive with respect to the cable has an effect on the
  >drive letter?!??!?!?!!?  That sux!  So howz about if I have a Maxtor on the
  >nearest end & a Conner on the farthest end, then my Conner would be the
  >master & the Maxtor the slave?!?!?!?!?!!?!  Also, can a Conner & Maxtor exis
  >together?  A salesperson at a comp store said they can never be mixed...

That only applies to floppy drives, for IDE hard drives it doesn't
matter.