H960 rack question - ra81, 11/45 etc.

From: Jerome H. Fine <jhfinexgs2_at_compsys.to>
Date: Sun Jan 4 21:41:51 2004

>Jay West wrote:

> [Snip]
> Can someone confirm or deny, before I start going to the grief of racking
> heavy drives & such?

Jerome Fine replies:

Sorry, I don't use any Unibus hardware - TOO HEAVY!!

> Was also wrestling with the idea of whether to put an 11/34 into a
> mid-height corp cab, or an H960. Which is more authentic, or are they both?
> I don't recall seeing 34's in white corp cabs. If I did that, it would
> probably use RL02's. I forget the disk requirements for a reasonable
> RT11/TSX+ system, I think two RL02's may be cutting it close. Any advice?

It depends on what you are doing. Most production
RT-11 / TSX-PLUS systems will be comfortable with
one RL02, but at least a few will require MUCH more.
Every system has its own requirements.

MUCH more important is how you are going to get
files to / from the RL02 media and at what speed.

Backup is also important. So if you are an RL02
ONLY system, then you will want a second RL02
to make backup copies.

My preference these days is a SCSI based system.
While the host adapters are still high in price, once
you have one, the cost of a SCSI drive is very low.
In my case with a Qbus system, I use a Sony SMO
S-501 drive as both an interchange media and a
backup media. This eliminates the need for ethernet.

Sincerely yours,

Jerome Fine
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