Highest capacity ESDI hard disks

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sat Jul 5 23:37:00 2003

On Sat, 5 Jul 2003, Jerome H. Fine wrote:

> >Michael Sokolov wrote:
>
> > Hello folks,
> > I wonder, does anyone know what were the highest capacity ESDI hard disks made?
> > Were there any in the 1 GB range? And last but not least, where can I find such
> > drives?
>
> Jerome Fine replies:
>
> Hitachi produced the DK516-15 drive which has 1.2 GBytes.
> I used to use them both with a real PDP-11 with a Sigma
> RQD11-EC controller and on a Pentium 166 MMX with
> an Ultrastore (if I remember that controller name correctly)

You do, just drop the 'e'. Nice hardware!
                                                - don

> controller.
>
> I am gradually selling them as I stop needing the backups
> I made. They are VERY heavy even for a 5 1/4" full
> height drive. I am in Toronto.
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Jerome Fine
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