Wanted: RD-51

From: PG Manney <manney_at_nwohio.com>
Date: Thu Oct 30 09:36:37 1997

 I've got an ST-412...came out of an Epson, I think.

manney_at_nwohio.com


-----Original Message-----
From: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
To: Manney <Manney>
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Wanted: RD-51



>> Yes, as odd as is seems I'm looking for a functional RD-51 or equiv. 10mb
>> MFM hard drive. (ST-412, etc.)
>>
>> I'm trying to reload an operating system onto one of my Micro PDP-11
>> systems, and it insists that it will only install to an RD-51 drive.
>
>You tell us which operating system this is, but most revisions of
>RT-11, RSX-11M+, and RSTS/E aren't that picky about MSCP devices.
>
>> So... if anyone has one lying about that needs a purpose, please drop me
a
>> note.
>
>Just about any MFM hard drive can be pressed into service as a RD51
>(as it is *almost* the lowest common denominator in MFM drives, after
>you forget about the original ST506). If you've got a larger physical
disk,
>you just tell the RQDX formatter that you're using to format it as
>a smaller logical disk.
>
>Which RQDX formatter are you using, BTW?
>
>Tim. (shoppa_at_triumf.ca)
>
Received on Thu Oct 30 1997 - 09:36:37 GMT

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