CDC 9766 drives - need rescuing, MD, BWI area

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Wed Oct 6 16:43:02 1999

> There are four CDC 9766 disk-pack drives in need of rescue in the BWI
...
> this time; for those who aren't familiar with them, they're rather
> large and heavy; bigger than the DEC disk pack drives I've seen.

They use the same packs as DEC RM05 drives, but have a standard SMD
interface.

DEC drives were made by CDC, but with a bastardized interface that only
works with DEC's RM05-to-Massbus adapter.

The 9766 are very good drives, but they require a lot of power (though
not as much as an RP06).
Received on Wed Oct 06 1999 - 16:43:02 BST