Replacements for ST-406/ST-512 drives

From: Joe R. <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Sun Feb 6 09:38:20 2005

At 04:51 PM 2/5/05 -0500, you wrote:
>OK, here is something I have not been able to find. Are there any
>replacements out there for ST-406 or ST-512 interface hard drives. I know
>there is a lot of NOS and other old pulls floating around, but is there
>anything that would drop in and let me use a CF or similar device? I have
>several old machines here running XENIX, and would like to try to find
>something. I can see the day when even the old stock out there just doesn't
>run any more.

   Ditto. That's why I've started hoarding these old drives. A lot of old
equipment such as the HP-IB drives uses ST-225s and the like so I'm
collecting those too. Hamfests and scrap yeards are a great place to pick
up stuff like this for next to nothing.

   Joe



>
>How hard would it be to develop something like this?
>
>Thanks,
>Kelly
>
Received on Sun Feb 06 2005 - 09:38:20 GMT