Quantum Q540 as a RD52

From: Christian Fandt <cfandt_at_servtech.com>
Date: Fri Sep 25 11:44:40 1998

At 13:53 23-09-98 -0400, you wrote:
>>Thank you from me too, Tim!!!!
>
>You're welcome!
>
>> I'm going to later this fall/winter try to
>>start-up my MicroPDP-11/73 and MicroVAX-II machines (along with an 11/34A,
>>11/24 and 11/23, maybe the VAX-11/730.) Of course, there are a couple of
>>RD's involved within the uPDP and uVAX here.
>
>I've been slow in putting RQDX3 details on sunsite's PDP-11 archive,
>I will admit, mainly because I despise RD-series MFM drives.

I can understand that :) I read comments here and elsewhere that were not
too favorable re RD-series drives. Tho I did read one or two msgs somewhere
that said the RD54 was somewhat reliable.

In my uVAX-II there is an RD53 and a TK50 tape. The RD is controlled by an
RQDX3 (M7555). I won't know its condition 'til I light 'er up later this
year. Let's just hope for the best :-|

However, in the uPDP-11 there is a hard disk that is not marked w/an RD-
number. It is a Vertex Peripherals model V185 hung off a 3rd-party
controller designated as "UDC11". What can anybody tell me about that
Vertex product? Equivalent RD- number? Durability? Etc.?


>Most of this is because I don't get called in until the RD drive is
>very sick and dying, and of course the users didn't make any backups
>for the past decade! You better believe that I charge a sizable fee
>for data recovery/system restoration in this case!

"Backups??!" "What's a backup?" "Why do I need to do that?" (Yes, I've
heard those questions from a couple of different people over the years....)

Wish I was positioned to do data recovery. I could use that to partly
replace a real job as I was recently "downsized" from after over 24 years.
(Today's lesson, kids, is to NOT expect to stay at a job permanently! :( )

--Chris
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