Old computers

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Thu Nov 28 18:07:01 2002

On Saturday, November 23, 2002, at 02:32 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
> The RK06/RK07 would normally fit at the top of a rack. I wasn't aware
> they were ever mounted on sliders -- I would think they are too heavy
> for
> this.
>
> They're also quite tall -- taller than an RL02, for example. And they
> take a 2-platter cartridge (3 data surfaces, one servo surface).

   Yes, they're welded into their racks, if memory serves. I ran one
for a long time; I really liked that drive. It was a big mistake to
give it away years ago. There's useful space in the bottom of the
rack...My RK611 controller (a 9-slot SU) was mounted in the bottom of
the RK07's rack, with a short drive cable going up to the drive and a
long Unibus cable coming out the back of the rack.

   Oh, by the way, hi again everybody. Been busy for a while, building
a company and filling (literally FILLING) my house with
equipment...most recently a PDP11/70, a VAX 7610, a Symbolics 3645, and
my old IMSAI 8080. The first three are recent acquisitions, but the
IMSAI was my main computer when I was in high school, it has spent the
past 12 years in storage in a friend's basement...it sure was good to
see it again.

   I hope everyone here has been doing well.

        -Dave

--
Dave McGuire                 "You don't have Vaseline in Canada?"
St. Petersburg, FL                     -Bill Bradford
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