Data Systems Design DSD-880 8" floppy and hard drive?

From: Bob Shannon <bshannon_at_tiac.net>
Date: Fri Jul 18 16:31:00 2003

Yep, very common, and once popular 3rd party storage for DEC machines.

I think I have schematics for the controller around here, an 8X300 based
machine I think.

Joe wrote:

> Anybody know anything about a DSD-880 8" floppy and hard drive unit made
>by Data Systems Design? (Black rack mount box about 6" high and 28" deep.)
>I found several of them today. I'm pretty certain that they came off of a
>system tester or circuit board tester based on a DEC computer. The units
>had a Shugart 800-1 8" SSDD floppy drive and a Quantum Q2040 8" hard drive
>in them and a INTERESTING looking front panel that said "Hyper Diagnostics"
>or something like that.
>
> I bought a HUGE lot of 8" floppy disks from the same place. They almost
>certainly came from the same systems. The disks contained RT-11 and RSX. I
>found that some of the disks had the driver and diagnostics for the
>DSD-880. Also found copies of distribution disks for RT-11 and RSX in the
>same pile.
>
> Joe
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