Apparatus for interchanging floppy diskette drive assignments

A floppy diskette drive assignment interchanging apparatus for interchanging the drive assignments in a computer system, the floppy diskette drives having a drive data cable including a plurality of data lines, the interchanging apparatus comprising:

• an interchange control logic for generating an interchange control signal, the interchange control signal signifying a requirement for drive letter assignment interchange when in a first state, and signifying no interchange when in a second state;
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• an assignment interchange logic having a set of inputs connected to respective data lines of the plurality of data lines that require interchanging, and having a set of outputs for outputting signals corresponding to the set of inputs with an output assignment determined by the state of the interchange control signal,
• wherein the assignment interchange logic outputs the data lines that require interchanging in an order that the first of the input data lines is assigned to the last of the outputs, the second of the input data lines is assigned to the second last of the outputs and likewise in a reversed order when the interchange control signal is in the first state;
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• wherein the assignment interchange logic outputs the data lines that require interchanging in an order that the first of the input data lines is assigned to the first of the outputs, the second of the input data lines is assigned to the second of the outputs and likewise in a forward order when the interchange control signal is in the second state.