DILOG DQ-614

From: quapla_at_xs4all.nl <(quapla_at_xs4all.nl)>
Date: Fri Aug 3 02:25:38 2001

Sergio,

You can have up to 4 drives per controller, and up to 2 controllers per
system.

BTW, RD5x drives are usually seen as DU devices, not as DL ones.

Ed

> I've send some requests to more places and providers.
> You can be sure that I tell you the info when
> I have it.
>
> In fact, I'm interested not only cause of the RD52.
> I have in mind try to connect TWO hard disks. I think
> that could be possible to put two partitions (DL0
> and DL1, by example) in the first disk, and DL3 and DL4
> in the second.
>
> Mmmm... this takes me to ask another question: How much DL
> units (that is, RL0x devices) could be defined in one
> PDP-11/23 PLUS system (my personal object of study) ?
> This ask has a practical meaning: My system could has
> in a near future installed one DILOG DQ614
> and one RL02 controller with one RL02 disk unit attached.
> And I has six RL02 cartridges that I like to use.
>
> Greetings and Best Regards from Spain
>
> Sergio
>
> ----- Mensaje Original -----
> Remitente: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
> Fecha: Viernes, Agosto 3, 2001 3:10 am
> Asunto: Re: DILOG DQ-614
>
>>
>> --- SP <spedraja_at_ono.com> wrote:
>> > Hello. I have one question to somebody that managed
>> > one DILOG DQ-614 in sometime. I've read the instructions
>> > of the DQ696 and the proceddings to access the ROM
>> > menu of this board appears to be applicable to the DQ614;
>> > that is, when I type:
>> >
>> > _at_7775000G
>> >
>> > ... in the ODT prompt of one PDP-11/23 PLUS, appears
>> > inmediately the '*' prompt.
>> >
>> > But, when I type 'FT', the prompt simply appears again.
>> > No menu. Nothing. If you send a break to the system,
>> > it makes appear again the _at_ prompt of the ODT.
>> >
>> > My interest about this is in access this phantom menu to
>> > be capable of partitioning and formating one RD52 Hard Disk
>> > that is connected to the board.
>>
>> I would love to hear more about this! I have had a DQ-614 for
>> over 10 years and have never been able to use it. Recently,
>> someone has posted the jumper settings on a web page, but I have not
>> managed to get the formatting software from anywhere.
>>
>> I had no idea there might be a hidden formatting menu.
>>
>> More! More!
>>
>> -ethan
>>
>>
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Received on Fri Aug 03 2001 - 02:25:38 BST

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