non DEC drives (was: DEC 350)

From: Gordon Zaft <zaft_at_azstarnet.com>
Date: Fri Jul 5 18:41:21 2002

>On 2002.07.01 17:25 John Allain wrote:
>
> > Does DEC, for example with the RQDX3, only
> > accept the RD5{0..4} _geometries_ with this
> > controller or can there be others. Could a larger
> > drive be used in a "waste some tracks" mode
> > with the RQDX3?

         As far as I know, the RD54 (aka Maxtor something or other, or
Priam 519, or other similar) was the largest MFM drive ever made. If you
wanted to use a bigger drive it would have to be something other than MFM
(e.g. ESDI, or better yet IDE).

G
Received on Fri Jul 05 2002 - 18:41:21 BST

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