What's the best way to slurp up DEC RX50s?

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sat Jun 22 08:33:56 2002

--- "Jerome H. Fine" <jhfinepw4z_at_compsys.to> wrote:
> And why bother. Is a Teac FD55GFR a 5 1/4" HD 1.2 MByte floppy?

Yes.

> If so, it can probably be used as an RX33 with an RQDX3 on a real
> DEC PDP-11.

It is, AFAIK, _the_ model DEC used as the RX33, with the jumpers moved
around from PeeCee use.
 
> I would definitely NOT use an RX50 on a PeeCee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I've heard from multiple people, but I'm still looking for a
factual reason, not an emotional one. One reason to do it, at
least from an "interesting hardware" standpoint, would be for quicker
duplication of RX50s - put the source in one, the dest in another
and go. The problem, of course, is that the PeeCee controller and/or
software (E-11, RX50DRVR, etc.), might not expect such a strange beast
and not do the right thing.

Obviously, putting two FD55GFRs in the same PeeCee could accomplish
much the same thing. I'll have to go back and find my configuration
instructions - I think the two drives I have were strapped for RX33
use. They are *not* working in my PeeCee, but I _did_ find a 3.5"/5.25"
combo drive that worked.
 
-ethan


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