On Saturday 01 May 2004 14:07, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
> Bert (and everyone else ;-)
>
> > Fred, can I use that MFM controller in my 11/750?
>
> Nope, the 750 is Unibus, and requires Unibus cards. The M7555
> card is an RQDX3, which indeed does MFM, but it is a Qbus card.
>
> For your system, we need to find a SCSI (haha!) or ESDI
> controller that does MSCP, lime a Dilog or Emulex card, so we
> can hook up a (physically small) ESDI drive to it. I laughed
> about the SCSI card, because those... well, save up lots of
> money if you want those :)
If your 11/750 has a massbuss controller in it, you could always go that
route. Of course, then your disk drive will be about the size of your
VAX.
I just got an RM03 to hook up to mine. I added pictures of mine to my
specs/pics page at:
http://computer-refuge.org/dec-pics/rm02-03.html
Pat
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Received on Sat May 01 2004 - 14:29:43 BST