On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Truthan,Larry wrote:
> Zane,
>
> Do you stay with DEC OEM Model NUMBER on replacement?
>
> What utilities exist to help identify drives to a MicroVAX?
>
> Can I "dummy" some CYL/SPT/Hd count and hand it to the MicroVax and have the
> OS Come in later and claim its an RD5? something provided the figures match?
>
> Like, Whats the difference between a Quantum Q-540 and a DEC RD52?
>
> Since Allison Parent mentioned that the RD52 was a Q-540, I have looked it
> up in "The Hard Disk Technical Guide" by Micro-House. All the details are
> there.
>
> If I were to Find a Micropolis or CDC drive that fit some larger DEC
> equivalent on CYL/SPT/Heads MFM ST506 RPM etc what would stop me from
> generating a workable drive profile?
>
> Anyone done this?
>
I have successfully and without problem formatted both Maxtor XT2190 and
Priam 519 drives that had been in DOS service on a MicroVAX 2000 using
Test 70. It appears that if the CSH numbers equate to an RDnn number's
figures that it is assumed to be one.
- don
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zane H. Healy [mailto:healyzh_at_aracnet.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 4:18 PM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: VMS 4.7 was VAXstation 3100 history (Was ... different)
>
>
> >> > On a philosophical side, what do you guys do, preserve both hardware
> >> > and original software or upgrade the software? On my 3100/M38 I took
> >> > out the original RZ24 with 5.?, put an old IBM disk and installed 7.2.
> >
> >My view is that I'd never overwrite an original distribution kit -- I'd
> >preserve it and probably back it up. But I may well install a newer
> >version of the OS (given suitable licenses) on the machine. I'd attempt
> >to back up what was already there first, though. That's because I _use_
> >these old machines. For a museum exhibit, as you said, you want to have
> >contemporary software.
>
> I've been known to pull the hard drive that came with the machine, and use
> a different harddrive. Did this with the VAXstation 3100/30 I've got.
>
> Zane
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