M8207 anyone?

From: Daniel T. Burrows <dburrows_at_netpath.net>
Date: Wed Aug 9 19:49:51 2000

Just hang it on a SCSI controller. If it is an internal SCSI zip you can
set the SCSI id to whatever you want. If it is an external you will have to
use the CMD/Emulex or whatever firmware to map ID 5or 6 to something lower.
The other aleternative is to leave it at 5 and SYSGEN 7 DU devices to your
SCSI controller. (My archive system is that way) RSX11M+ V4.6 warns you
but allows it. In fact that system is doing another sysgen as I type this.
Had to add a few other devices.

I have routinely used various ZIP and JAZ drives on both CMD CQD220T/M and
Emulex UC08's.
However with the batch of RZ25's I got 6 + months ago I have gone to using
them as ZIP drives. They were cheaper than ZIP media. They also don't
eject themselves when you dismount them. I had to come back up to the
office a while back when I dismounted one my mistake from the house via
telnet.

Dan

Subject: Re: M8207 anyone?


>Allison's right, an M8027, LPV11 (Q-bus version of the LP11). I'm not
>interested in driving a printer with it, I want to talk to a Zip Drive. As
>long as I can create a "Centronics" compatible interface (even with all 8
>data bits being output only) I have a chance of getting it to talk to the
>zip drive. That would give me 100 MB of removable storage, on a PDP-11 that
>would be like heaven.
>
>--Chuck
>
>At 06:43 PM 8/9/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
>>To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
>>
>>
>> >Hi, I've got several Unibus LP11 interfaces and I was wondering if
>>anyone
>> >was interested in trading a couple for M8207's (Q-bus version) of same?
>>I'd
>> >like to put a centronics printer port on my VAX and test out some code
>>in
>> >NetBSD for said port.
>>
>>
>>M8207?? For unibus or what?
>>
>>LPV11 for Qbus is M8027 (lp05/la180) but with the right cable kit also
>>work with LP25/26/27, LN01 and a few others with data products I/F
>>It wouldn't be hard to use that with Centronics.
>>
>>other choices are M7941 (DRV11 parallel line unit) or LAV11 printer
>>interface(M7949).
>>
>>for most small vaxen the serial interfaced DEC printers was
>>the common choice. (La50, LA75, LA100, LA210, LA120, LA180, LN03).
>>
>>Allison
Received on Wed Aug 09 2000 - 19:49:51 BST